Per user, an AI training run emits about as much as manufacturing one CD
AndyMasley · x · 2026-09-07
In a follow-up to his AI resource-consumption thread, Andy Masley adds the math: dividing a training run's emissions by the number of people who will use the model yields a figure comparable to manufacturing—roughly the emissions of making one physical CD per user—supporting his argument that AI's environmental cost should be judged per capita, not in aggregate.
Related event: Commentator argues AI energy use per user is as modest as making one CD(2 posts)→
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