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Especially not in an era where people have ChatGPT open all the time People aren’t generally running ChatGPT locally.
by iainmerrick 7mo ago
Especially not in an era where people have ChatGPT open all the time
People aren’t generally running ChatGPT locally.
- Forgeties79 7mo agoI didn’t say they were running it locally. A single tab of ChatGPT eventually eats a few gb of ram if you leave it open and are using it constantly, which is how I see most “casual” people using it in my vicinity. I’ve seen it push 2-3 gigs regularly. People also tend to just leave a lot of tabs open all the time. Even when they are paused I just see people’s computers slow to a crawl because of this constantly. I agree it should be enough and it even often is, but unless we’re going to get everybody to change their habits and get websites to be more efficient with tam usage (like how at work every single HubSpot tab I have uses 300-400MB which is ridiculous) 8 will become an issue, especially on macOS and windows. The way things are going it’s going to become a real problem in 5 years, which is relevant when we’re talking about ewaste. I just don’t see an 8gb mac neo lasting 8-10 years. This has been my experience. I understand why other people disagree with me, but this is just what I’ve witnessed around me.
- NetMageSCW 7mo agoFortunately Apple offers free recycling for all their products, so no ewaste will be created.
- Forgeties79 7mo agoEhhhhhhh
- NetMageSCW 7mo agoNo one who is in the market for this has even heard of ChatGPT.
- jmye 7mo agoWhat a weird comment about a computer that seems to be targeted at students.
- Forgeties79 7mo agoExactly!
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