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AI doesn't simply use up our energy. It can also help reduce energy usage in many fields or improve energy generation. I would not be worried about energy when
by visarga 2y ago
AI doesn't simply use up our energy. It can also help reduce energy usage in many fields or improve energy generation. I would not be worried about energy when it comes to AI.
- _heimdall 2y ago> it can also help reduce energy usage in many fields or improve energy generation Do we have any examples of this happening yet? My understanding is that these are aspirational goals of what AI could be if it is one day able to model the world around us and reason through novel approaches to solving problems.
- sodality2 2y agoML models in smart thermostats learning your schedule to run HVAC more efficiently
- _heimdall 2y agoAre we now considering ML algorithms capable of running on an embedded device AI?
- sodality2 2y agoIs there a minimum amount of transistors that must be consumed to be considered AI, and does this scale regularly with Moore's law? But yes, I do :) I consider something as basic as MNIST Digit detection to be AI, even if everyone else doesn't
- _heimdall 2y agoI don't think anyone has argues for defining AI by transistor count, at east I've never heard that take. Its based on capabilities and the question is always where does one draw the line. It seems odd to me for the line to be so low that a simple ML algorithm running on embedded hardware would count as AI. What does the term AI mean at that point, and what term would you propose we start using for systems that are approaching or exceeding human intelligence?
- sodality2 2y agoTo me, AI is something that learns or adapts how to perform a task, without being explicitly given instructions on it. I've almost always seen this definition used in this manner. Something beyond human intelligence is also AI, just maybe a subset of general AI or strong AI (as opposed to narrow or weak AI).