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Personally I don't think AI tools energy usage are comparable to BTC yet. Also, with BTC it's literally burning it in an unproductive way for "improved securit
by pcthrowaway 4y ago
Personally I don't think AI tools energy usage are comparable to BTC yet.
Also, with BTC it's literally burning it in an unproductive way for "improved security". It's like lighting a forest on fire to keep warm.
All the AI tools combined, last I heard, aren't consuming 0.5% of the world's energy usage. And even if they were, it would be absolutely bonkers to argue we should keep doing that when there were alternatives that accomplished similar goals without the energy usage (proof of stake)
- ChatGTP 4y agoSo, there is money to be made from LLMs, there will be advertising injected into the models responses etc. It's really the early days, but there's no way energy consumption won't grow exponentially now there is potential for earning money.