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This is hypocrisy. For example consider "asking to write a simple email" - how many calories you burn if you do it by hand. You need to also consider the energy
by miohtama 2y ago
This is hypocrisy. For example consider "asking to write a simple email" - how many calories you burn if you do it by hand. You need to also consider the energy use of the activity that is replaced.
- tmnvix 2y agoIt's worth considering that the convenience will mean this will be done more often, so a straight comparison won't be correct. Just consider how many emails we send compared to letters sent at the peak of their use.
- dudefeliciano 2y agoHow many calories do you burn if you write it by hand? And how does that translate to environmental impact? Also you still have to “hand edit” ChatGPT generated stuff, so what you’re saying is the environmental impact is even greater than the article suggests (have to account for those extra calories)
- davidkuennen 2y agoThis is a good take. For some queries you'd spend hours browsing and reading yourself, which in turn would cost probably much more power if you consider my desktop setup with a tower and big monitor as well as my own time and energy.
- piva00 2y ago> You need to also consider the energy use of the activity that is replaced. Jevons Paradox directly contradicts this, replacing an activity with more efficient means doesn't correlate to a decrease in resource consumption.