Casey Crownhart @caseycrownhart.bsky.social · 11/06/2025I 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. 252
Casey Crownhart @caseycrownhart.bsky.social · 11/06/2025I'll note that the estimate Sam Altman quotes falls between our estimates for the smallest and largest text models that we looked at. (For more, our full story is here: www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...)technologyreview.comWe did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next. 184
Casey Crownhart @caseycrownhart.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Notably, OpenAI declined to share any info with us when we were putting our story together. We would welcome more transparency, including figures for image and video generation. 142
