A typical text-based interaction with a GPT-4-like chatbot uses just 0.2 watt-hours of energy. Your coffee maker consumes more electricity making your morning brew than you would chatting with AI throughout the day. The numbers stay modest for individual users as time passes. Daily AI interactions of about 100 conversations add up to 7.2 kilowatt-hours yearly. A single five-minute hot shower needs around 1.6 kWh, which exceeds your daily AI usage by more than 20 times. Individual consumption might seem minimal, but AI's global energy footprint tells a different story. AI-powered data centers...