A study of 14 open-source LLMs: reasoning models use exponentially more energy, likely producing more greenhouse gas emissions, but don't answer more accurately (Sachi Kitajima Mulkey/New York Times)

Sachi Kitajima Mulkey / New York Times: A study of 14 open-source LLMs: reasoning models use exponentially more energy, likely producing more greenhouse gas emissions, but don't answer more accurately  —  When it comes to artificial intelligence, more intensive computing uses more energy, producing more greenhouse gases.

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A study of 14 open-source LLMs: reasoning models use exponentially more energy, likely producing more greenhouse gas emissions, but don't answer more accurately (Sachi Kitajima Mulkey/New York Times)

Sachi Kitajima Mulkey / New York Times:
A study of 14 open-source LLMs: reasoning models use exponentially more energy, likely producing more greenhouse gas emissions, but don't answer more accurately  —  When it comes to artificial intelligence, more intensive computing uses more energy, producing more greenhouse gases.