We’re living in a time where we’re obsessed with artificial alternatives—whether it’s AI, technology, or disposable relationships. Yet, the most advanced system on this planet is still the human brain.
It’s the true powerhouse, consuming less power than your phone charger while effortlessly handling complex thinking, creativity, and decision-making.
In comparison, a single AI system—doing what your brain does—would need 2.7 billion watts.
To put that in perspective:
A 100-word email sent through ChatGPT consumes the equivalent of one bottle of water. A larger language model can burn up to 500 ml of water just to answer a handful of queries.
All of this energy, the cooling systems, the power plants running data centers, is consuming far more resources than you can imagine.
And yet, AI companies are pouring billions into energy costs, trying to outpace the very thing we already possess—our brains.
In fact, ChatGPT alone uses enough electricity annually to power 21,000 homes. Every single query you make burns 25 times more energy than a Google search.
So, why are we so eager to replace what we already have, to live in a world of artificial dreams in the name of progress?
More money. More fame. More power.
And what happens when we keep feeding these false promises to the next generation. When we raise them in a world that values artificial connections, artificial emotions, artificial everything—over the real, authentic experiences that make us human?
At what point do we realize: We’re trading the genuine for the artificial, and it’s costing us more than we can afford.
Dr. Sridhar Raghavendra
Work Science Evangelist
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