(If You) USEME-AI - The Wayfinder Learning Lab (Stephen Taylor, WAB)
This tool helps students estimate and visualise environmental impacts of using AI. By entering your AI usage (such as text generation, deep research, image creation, coding sessions, video generation, audio generation, data analysis, and AI search), you can understand the energy consumption, carbon emissions, and water usage associated with your activities.
The calculator uses average electricity grid impacts and the most popular AI models to provide estimates. You can explore how different energy grid types and AI model efficiencies affect these impacts by expanding the sections below.
⚠️ This app is for demonstration only. Data for environmental impacts of AI are very variable and there might be errors. Use your own critical thinking and research to verify your results and find out more.
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