AI質問の電力はレンジ数秒分

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On June 15, 2026, Microsoft announced analysis results indicating that the estimated power consumption when sending a single question to a large-scale language model is approximately 0.16 to 0.60 Wh, equivalent to the power consumption of a 40W PC running for about 15 to 60 seconds. This is about 1/20 to 1/4 of previous estimates. Scaling AI with 8 to 20x energy efficiency | The Microsoft Cloud Blog https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-cloud/blog/2026/06/15/scaling-ai-with-8-to-20x-energy-efficiency/ Every time you ask Microsoft Copilot to summarize an email, summarize meeting materials, or generate program modification suggestions, a large-scale language model calculation is performed in the data center. As the number of AI service users increases, accurately understanding the power and cooling water required for each question is crucial for data center construction planning and considering the impact on the power grid. The process of reading input to the AI and gradually generating an answer is called

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