PolicyEnergy & ClimateAIPrint articleRyan CroppEnergy and climate reporterJul 3, 2025 – 5.25pmSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLess than three years ago, AI chatbots were a novelty. Today, they’re used for everything from computer coding to creative inspiration – and the opening paragraph of this story.But every time you unlock your smartphone to ask ChatGPT a question, you’re not just getting an answer – you’re potentially chewing through enough electricity to charge the whole device.Loading...Ryan Croppis an energy and climate reporter at The Australian Financial Review based in the Canberra bureau.SaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAIGoogleElectricityFetching latest articlesWhat lurks beneath the stand-off over Sydney’s $750m new fish marketPrimrose RiordanWhy these Australian wines are at risk of extinctionHow much to tip? And other restaurant conundrums to chew onWhat I learnt from the Afterpay founder − and his mumSally PattenWhat an MBA scholarship program taught these leadersThis CEO’s business card is embedded in her nailsEmbrace fine craft with an opulent James Bond watch or Piaget cuffEugenie KellyThe First Nations chef who’s bringing Australian cuisine to the worldBlood doping and Botox: the spa where holiday glow is clinical gradeThe pharmacists who made millions from Chemist Warehouse’s IPOMichael Smith and Max MasonYou’re richer than you know: inside the inheritocracyShe wanted to go to the stars, then built an $800m space tech firm