Why using ChatGPT is not bad for the environment - a cheat sheet
andymasley.substack.com
The numbers clearly show this is a pointless distraction for the climate movement

Please actually read the article before downvoting me into oblivion, or debunk it before just shouting AI = BAD I’m also against AI for privacy reasons, but can we please stop pretending that it’s destroying the environment.

  • hisao@ani.socialEnglish
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    6 days ago

    adding AI into the mix is only making it worse for no reason at all

    This is very ignorant/naive take. Imagine how much electricity call-centers with dozens/hundreds of workers use. Now imagine if they all get replaced by AI. Compare electricity usage by AI to that of all work/industries/workers it makes obsolete and then you have a real picture.

    • Cait@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      6 days ago

      You’re out here saying that new technology will safe us, just trust and yet claim I’m having a naive approach. LLMs are not the magic tool to solve everything you think may they are.