Sam Altman says an average query to ChatGPT uses about 0.34 watt hours of electricity in a new blog post. But I have some questions about this number (short 🧵) #energysky I just spent six months working with @jamesmodonnell.bsky.social to understand the energy demands of AI. We found that, for open-source models, the type of query, and where it is processed, can dramatically affect its energy use and carbon output. 