The average is more useful if you wish to answer the question of how much energy the entire Google is using, but there are other ways to answer that question (such as Google's annual report, which tells you to 8 significant digits how much energy they used).
The median is more useful to answer the question of how much energy a typical Gemini interaction uses.
Agree, but given there is such a big distribution in prompt energy usage, wouldn’t it then make sense to break it down further into some meaningful categories?
Also, they say median and mean diverge a lot. So, in my view, google should disclose both and discuss it. Understanding avg/total consumption of AI use is relevant here.
The median is more useful to answer the question of how much energy a typical Gemini interaction uses.