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For instance, OpenAI incurs a cost of up to$700,000 to run ChatGPT on a daily basis.

Moreover, the implications of leveraging AI capabilities to make these advances run deeper than just cost.

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Did you know thatBing Chat and ChatGPT use ‘1 bottle of water’ in cooling for every query?

Well, they do, and it has raised concern among users in terms of sustainability.

Data centers have proved to be of immense value, as have Microsoft’s recent advancements in AI.

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The company added that adopting this new approach is easier to build and run compared to nuclear reactors.

But where does this leave radioactive waste?

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