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And Finally, the Last Word on AI, Energy and Coffee.
Was it worth it?There’s a lot of talk about the vast amount of energy AI uses. This got me wondering what damage to the environment I had done by asking Gemini for answers to pointless questions about the best way…
Dear Gemini, should I heat the milk in the microwave before pouring it into the coffee?
Now we know that the amount of energy it takes to heat the milk separately is less than the energy to heat the coffee with the milk added, it stands to reason that it’s cheaper to heat the milk and…
Should you let AI heat the milk for your coffee?
Is it more cost effective to pour milk into hot coffee and then heat it up or to heat the milk separately?Let’s see what Gemini has to say about it. Not being that good at maths, I kept the volume…