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This is literally why the EU mandates appliance energy efficiency. It's never a binary thing. "Is using energy good or bad?" is a stupid question which can onl
by pjc50 6mo ago
This is literally why the EU mandates appliance energy efficiency.
It's never a binary thing. "Is using energy good or bad?" is a stupid question which can only provide stupid answers. It has to be placed in the context of whether it's proportionate to benefit.
Things which burn a lot of energy for little benefit - and in the case of AI, often negative benefit - end up more towards the "bad".
- farfatched 6mo agoThat's a fair point. I hadn't considered that societies rightfully impose standards on these things. I consider it too early to judge the cost-benefit, but it's fair that others might have already evaluated that. I rescind my comment.