{"id":213453,"date":"2026-05-13T16:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/osu-study-finds-design-friction-prompts-can-curb-unnecessary-ai-image-generation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T17:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:35:13","slug":"osu-study-finds-design-friction-prompts-can-curb-unnecessary-ai-image-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/13\/osu-study-finds-design-friction-prompts-can-curb-unnecessary-ai-image-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"OSU study finds &#8216;design friction&#8217; prompts can curb unnecessary AI image generation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nbc16.com\/news\/local\/osu-oregon-state-university-study-finds-design-friction-prompts-can-curb-unnecessary-artificial-intelligence-ai-image-generation-university-of-illinois-university-of-virginia\">OSU study finds &#8216;design friction&#8217; prompts can curb unnecessary AI image generation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nbc16.com\/news\/local\/osu-oregon-state-university-study-finds-design-friction-prompts-can-curb-unnecessary-artificial-intelligence-ai-image-generation-university-of-illinois-university-of-virginia\">https:\/\/nbc16.com\/news\/local\/osu-oregon-state-university-study-finds-design-friction-prompts-can-curb-unnecessary-artificial-intelligence-ai-image-generation-university-of-illinois-university-of-virginia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-13 16:01:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"nbc16.com\">nbc16.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Researchers from Oregon State University found that AI systems prompting users to consider the energy consumption and environmental impacts of AI can reduce unnecessary use.<\/li>\n<li>AI is using substantial amounts of electricity, with the training of a large language model comparable to powering 120 homes for a year and generating a single image requiring energy similar to charging a smartphone.<\/li>\n<li>With most of the world\u2019s energy still derived from fossil fuels, any reduction in AI energy use is significant.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Design friction,&#8221; 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