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The article opens with a comparison to cryptocurrency energy use. I find this to be a poor comparison, because the use-cases for generative AI seem much more ap
by squigz 2y ago
The article opens with a comparison to cryptocurrency energy use. I find this to be a poor comparison, because the use-cases for generative AI seem much more apparent to me. In any case...
What other areas widely use a lot of power that people don't complain about? I wonder how much energy the adult video industry uses?
Is the problem that these companies are willing to abandon their 'pledges' so readily for some more money? Then hold them accountable.
- slowmovintarget 2y agoThe problem is that environmental costs are externalized. That means that damage, generally speaking, and the cost to repair, mitigate, or avoid it, are not factored in to the operating costs and pricing of goods and services that cause such damage. Cap and trade as attempted, didn't actually fix this (as its proponents claimed). Instead, it created a way to kick the can down the road, and created a temporary carbon Ponzi scheme.
- squigz 2y agoTo be clear, I do agree with you, but my point is that directing these frustrations at "AI" technology doesn't make sense.