OpenAI Withholds GPT-5 Energy Consumption Details, Potentially Exceeding Previous Models

GPT5 Launch Brings Upgrades, Integration, Backlash, and Debate

GPT5 launched on August 7, 2025, across all OpenAI ChatGPT tiers, bringing major improvements in reasoning, accuracy, and accessibility. The model now handles up to 256,000 tokens in a single conversation, offers reduced hallucinations, and delivers better factual reliability. It integrates with Gmail and Google Calendar, supports voice interactions, and allows customizable personalities. Sam Altman calls it “a PhD-level expert” across coding, s…

OpenAI’s GPT-5 Launch Ignites Debate on AI Energy Consumption

In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-5, has ignited a fierce debate over its voracious appetite for energy, raising alarms among environmentalists, tech executives, and policymakers alike. Launched on August 7, 2025, this advanced iteration promises unprecedented capabilities in natural language processing and problem-solving, but at what cost to the planet? Experts estimate that training such larg…

OpenAI Withholds GPT-5 Energy Consumption Details, Potentially Exceeding Previous Models

In response to inquiries about Artichoke recipes made to OpenAI’s ChatGPT in mid-2023, whether for pasta or guidance on rituals related to Moloch, the ancient Canaanite deity, the feedback was quite harsh—2 watts—which consumes approximately the same energy as an incandescent bulb over two minutes. On Thursday, OpenAI unveiled a model that powers the widely-used [...] The post OpenAI Withholds GPT-5 Energy Consumption Details, Potentially Exceed…