Well that’s what I’m saying - a basic machine learning system is no more ecological cost than an algorithm. Because it just is an algorithm. Computerization of

Well that’s what I’m saying - a basic machine learning system is no more ecological cost than an algorithm. Because it just is an algorithm. Computerization of cars is orthogonal, it’s not an AI problem. Things like engine control for fuel efficiency isn’t AI, it’s just an algorithm. Cruise control is just an algorithm. The cost is the same as any other software. Now LLMs DO have a new cost. You really require super computers to run LLMs at scale, that much is true. But that’s very distinct from machine learning, it’s a different beast. Nobody is complaining about, like, monster AI in The Binding of Isaac and how much ecological impact it has. Because it doesn’t. Well… that’s AI, and 10 years ago that’s the only AI people really talked about. Now AI really means LLMs. The ecological impact is from LLMs.