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AI AGENTS CONSUME 600X MORE ENERGY THAN CHAT
AI agents dramatically outpace simple chatbots in energy consumption, according to climate scientist Zeke Hausfather's eight-week analysis of Claude Code usage. His findings reveal a stark gap between reported energy figures and actual operational costs.
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Climate scientist Zeke Hausfather tracked his Claude Code usage over eight weeks: 3.2 billion tokens and about 170 kWh o…