Why Google Wants You to Know the Environmental Cost of AI Queries

If a regular web search isn’t doing it for you, and even a generative artificial intelligence chatbot response leaves you wanting more — you could try “deep research.” Our personal tech columnist tried it out and breaks down how it works. But those queries come at an environmental cost. In a new report Google is detailing how much energy a single query uses. Julie Chang hosts.Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices