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> what's the proposal there? That's what Google was afraid of: the alternative is to decide that the cost of the model isn't worth the effort (externalities <
by clankyclanker 6y ago
> what's the proposal there?
That's what Google was afraid of: the alternative is to decide that the cost of the model isn't worth the effort (externalities < benefit) and to abandon it. Which might be the correct decision, but one that loses Google a lot of potential money.
- nindalf 6y agoThe paper didn't attempt to examine if the benefits of the model outweighed the costs. They calculated the total energy used and called it a day.
- joshuamorton 6y agoCorrect. It left it up to the model creators to potentially evaluate those tradeoffs for future models.
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- Nasrudith 6y agoI find the conclusions ludicrous. Should we also abandon particle accelerators because they use too much electrity for ill-defined benefits? Really the claim is toxic academia style knife fighting for tenure at best.