AI vs. Human Energy Consumption – Facts We Can’t Ignore

 

We love to talk about AI’s “huge” energy use.

But here’s a fact check: how much energy do you actually burn to create the same output? 🤔

✍️ Writing – Human vs. AI

AI (OpenAI): ~0.34 Wh per query (~500 words)

Human: 3 min planning + 20 min writing + 5 min editing = 28 min active work

Brain power during focus ≈ 20 W → ~9.33 Wh per output

Result: Humans consume ~27× more energy than AI for the same text.

🎨 Drawing – Human vs. AI

A human artist might spend hours sketching, inking, and coloring, brain, muscles, and metabolism running the whole time.

A generative AI system? Seconds to minutes.

Even without exact numbers, the energy gap is massive orders of magnitude in AI’s favor.

🧠 The Point

This is not about replacing human creativity.

It’s about seeing the numbers without bias:

For equivalent creative output, AI’s energy footprint can be just a fraction of ours.

And in a world where efficiency matters, that’s worth more than a casual mention. 💡

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