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Yes, but replacing a CPU with a Jetson is not the same as replacing a human worker with a GPU. A CPU can be decommissioned and turned off, or get repurposed, w
by sshine 2y ago
Yes, but replacing a CPU with a Jetson is not the same as replacing a human worker with a GPU.
A CPU can be decommissioned and turned off, or get repurposed, while a human still generates CO2 at an equivalent rate as before being let go.
My intuition tells me that most “… and AI!” initiatives just add more energy use where there was none. Which is the point this article makes, too.
Maybe we’re happier and more prosperous for it. Maybe it does not justify contributing to global warming any more than derpcoins.
- Ukv 2y ago> A CPU can be decommissioned and turned off My analogy starts with the case where this is true and the energy efficiency gain is clear, but only as a comparison point from which to consider the case where "instead of being decommissioned" the server's CPU cycles are used for something else (corresponding to humans choosing different jobs, or even just recreation). I argue that even in this case it's an environmentally positive change.