| ▲ | mgraczyk 3 days ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
That isn't what that means. Look at the paragraph above that where they explain. This is the median model used to serve requests for a specific product surface. It's exactly analogous to upgrading the CPU in a computer over time | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | tovej 3 days ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The median does not move if the upper tail shifts, it only moves if the median moves. The fact that they do not report the mean is concerning. The mean captures the entire distribution and could actually be used to calculate the expected value of energy used. The median only tells you which point separates the upper half from the lower half, if you don't know anything else about the distribution you cannot use it for any kind of analysis. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | esperent 3 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
I can't copy text from that pdf on my phone, but the paragraph above says exactly what you'd expect: they're using a "median" value from a "typical user" across all Gemini models. While being very careful not to list the specific models which are used to calculate this median, because it almost certainly includes the tiny model used to show AI summaries on google.com, which would massively skew the median value. As someone above said, it's like adding 8 extra meals of a single lettuce leaf and then claiming you reduced the median caloric intake of your meals. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||