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How much energy does a single AI prompt really use? Turns out, every single AI prompt comes with a surprisingly large energy bill — and it’s bigger than you think.


It might feel like asking AI to write an email or solve a problem costs nothing — but every prompt actually uses a surprising amount of energy. As AI becomes

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