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Compared to all of the humans who compete at this level and their inputs and outputs for the trailing 5 years.

And?

The result is (likely) net energy consumption, resulting in (likely) net CO2 emissions.

So, what was did it cost us for this achievement in AI?

EDIT TO ADD: It's fair to think that such a presser should not include answers to my questions. But, it's also fair to want that level of transparency given we are dealing with climate change.

You're not wrong and in general the conclusion is that AI emits less CO2 than a human performing the same task. Whether that's true for this specific task is worth asking, as is the question of how efficient such a process can be made.

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