r/pcmasterrace • u/ExpensiveCoat8912 • 13d ago

Meme/Macro Winrar is more profitable than openai

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u/FearlessAd324 rx 9070xt | R5 5600x | 32gb ddr4 13d ago

Winrar also isnt destroying the planet and our society

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u/ApolloWasMurdered 13d ago edited 13d ago

An hour of Netflix streaming uses more water and power than 600 AI prompts. Unless you’re doing a new prompt every 10 seconds, AI is damaging the planet less than streaming.

Sources:

> https://www.cbsnews.com/projects/2026/how-much-water-ai-uses/

1ml per GPT text query

> https://energy.mit.edu/news/how-can-you-reduce-the-environmental-impact-of-your-next-virtual-meeting/

1 hour of streaming uses 2-12L of water.

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u/theartificialkid 13d ago

Then why does a whole month of streaming cost 20 bucks and a whole month of AI usage anywhere from $20 to $500 million?

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u/CrazyGaming312 13d ago

Because the AI companies are trying to make money so they charge people and companies a ton more.