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Great, improvements in efficiency will lead to greater resource consumption due to Jevons Paradox[1]. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox https://e

• _lyxd 2y ago
  >the falling cost of use induces increases in demand enough that resource use is increased, rather than reduced This is just saying throughput is increased, yes? The time to train, and thus iterate (i.e. dialing in hyperpaprams) will decrease.
  • kelseyfrog 2y ago
    It calls into question the byline "which could mean lower energy demands." Ie: more efficient steam engines lead to both an increase of steam engine throughput as well as coal consumption, an increase in AI efficiency can lead to an increase in training throughput and energy consumption. The paradox is a result of prevalence scaling faster than efficiency and efficiency driving prevalence.
• epistasis 2y ago
  Jevon's paradox is not inevitable, and only happens in a very few situations, and certainly not all. And your statement of it is incorrect. It can result in greater demand, but it's not about resulting greater resource usage. Some minority of efficiency improvements can sometimes lead to greater resource consumption, but overall efficiency does result in less resource usage.
  • kelseyfrog 2y ago
    How do we know if this particular instance will result in Jevons paradox?