{"slug": "using-ai-chatbots-here-are-four-ways-to-reduce-the-energy-drain", "title": "Using AI chatbots? Here are four ways to reduce the energy drain", "summary": "Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, estimate that a single ChatGPT query consumes about 10 times more electricity than a standard Google search, and they propose four practical steps to cut AI chatbots' energy use: choosing smaller, task-specific models; using more efficient hardware; optimizing data centers; and adopting user-side habits like shorter prompts. The recommendations, published in Knowable Magazine, aim to address the growing environmental footprint of generative AI as adoption surges.", "body_md": "Article URL: https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2026/four-ways-to-reduce-energy-use-with-ai-chatbots\n\nComments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49292617\n\nPoints: 1\n\n# Comments: 0", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/using-ai-chatbots-here-are-four-ways-to-reduce-the-energy-drain", "canonical_source": "https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/food-environment/2026/four-ways-to-reduce-energy-use-with-ai-chatbots", "published_at": "2026-08-13 22:30:16+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-13 22:42:04.168438+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "generative-ai", "ai-infrastructure", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["University of California, Riverside", "ChatGPT", "Google", "Knowable Magazine"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/using-ai-chatbots-here-are-four-ways-to-reduce-the-energy-drain", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/using-ai-chatbots-here-are-four-ways-to-reduce-the-energy-drain.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/using-ai-chatbots-here-are-four-ways-to-reduce-the-energy-drain.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/using-ai-chatbots-here-are-four-ways-to-reduce-the-energy-drain.jsonld"}}