In early April, the company’s COO, Brad Lightcap, said that more than 130 million users had created over 700 million images in just a few days after the launch.

Sooooo worth it /s

Generating images was by far the most energy- and carbon-intensive AI-based task. Generating 1,000 images with a powerful AI model, such as Stable Diffusion XL, is responsible for roughly as much carbon dioxide as driving the equivalent of 4.1 miles in an average gasoline-powered car.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/01/1084189/making-an-image-with-generative-ai-uses-as-much-energy-as-charging-your-phone/

Especially for everyone lucky enough to live next to one.