alt Hacker News"These estimates should be interpreted with caution. In the case of Grok, they rely heavily on inferred inputs drawn from public reporting"
That chart doesn't really pass the sniff test.
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jazzypants • yesterday at 8:31 PM
I don't know if I would want to do too much sniffing around the Methane power they are using over at xAI.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/03/elon-musk-xa...
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The rest of the quote you began continues:
"On the other hand, Perrault noted that 'Epoch AI independently estimates Grok 4’s emissions to be significantly higher at approximately 140,000 tons of CO₂.'"
I realize these are still estimates, but when the other independent analysis nearly doubles the outcome I'm not left feeling optimistic. One could argue some numbers from others are underestimates... which of course just bums me out all the more!