A single text prompt to Google's artificial intelligence (AI) software, Gemini, consumes roughly as much electricity as just under nine seconds of television, the company said on Thursday. Google estimated the median energy use at 0.

The GSA's deal with Google for discounted access to AI tools comes as part of the OneGov procurement initiative aimed at promoting federal government efficiency.

Google will provide a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services to federal agencies for 47 cents each, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced Thursday. Federal

Amid growing concerns about the environmental impact of artificial intelligence, Google says it has calculated the energy required for its Gemini AI service: Sending a single text prompt consumes as much energy as watching television for nine seconds.

The tech giant has released details on the colossal amount of power required to respond to our everyday AI queries.

“For example, you can now ask about getting a dinner reservation with friends that includes multiple constraints and preferences — like party size, date, time, location and preferred cuisine — and AI Mode will streamline this process,” said Robby Stein, vice president of Google Search.

Alphabet’s Google introduced on Wednesday a new lineup of Pixel smartphones and gadgets, intensifying its efforts to embed artificial intelligence across a wide ecosystem of products.

Despite the rise of artificial intelligence chatbots, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT helping users search for information, Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) virtually infinite pool of search data continues to play a crucial role in these platforms,