This is an experimental digital footprint tracker created to reflect on the long term, deep time material impacts of our seemingly ephemeral digital activities.
Full disclosure: it was made with the help of Claude Sonnet 4.5.
⚠️ Note: These are estimates based on research averages. Actual impacts vary by infrastructure, energy source, and hardware efficiency.
🤖 What type of AI are you using?
💬 Text Conversation 📹 Video Generation
How long was your conversation? (minutes) What type of text model? Large Model (ChatGPT-4, Claude Sonnet 4.5) Medium Model (GPT-3.5, Claude Haiku) Small Model (Basic chatbot) How many web searches did the AI perform?
Length of video generated (seconds) Video quality Standard (720p) HD (1080p) 4K (2160p) Video generation model Standard (Runway Gen-2, Pika) Advanced (Runway Gen-3, Sora)
📱 Your Device
What device are you using? Laptop Desktop Computer Tablet Smartphone
🌏 Location
Where are you? New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory Global Average
Calculate My Footprint
Energy Consumed
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kilowatt-hours (kWh)
Water Used
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liters
E-Waste Contribution
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grams of e-waste annually
Server hardware becomes toxic waste in 3-5 years