Ielts Academic Writing Task 1 Sample 59

You should spend a maximum of 20 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: 

The image provides information about the estimated cost of training selected AI models (in million U.S. dollars), by calculation model.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

You should write at least 150 words.

The image presents a comparison of estimated training costs for various AI models, expressed in millions of U.S. dollars. Two calculation methods are employed: cloud computing and own hardware (amortized). The data encompasses seven distinct AI models, with costs ranging from approximately 5 to 200 million dollars.

Gemini 1.5 Pro exhibits the highest training cost, estimated at 191 million dollars using cloud computing and 27 million dollars with own hardware. ChatGPT-4 follows, with costs of 100 million and 15 million dollars respectively. Inflection-2 and PALM demonstrate moderate costs, while ChatGPT-3 and OPT-175B show lower expenditures.

A significant disparity is observed between cloud computing and own hardware calculations across all models. Cloud computing consistently yields substantially higher cost estimates, often by a factor of 5 to 7 times that of own hardware calculations.

The data shows a general trend of increasing costs correlating with more advanced or larger AI models. However, exceptions exist, as evidenced by DALL-E, which despite its capabilities, shows relatively lower training costs compared to some of its counterparts.