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Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google by TnkBldr on Saturday December 05, 2020 @12:41AM (#25312098)
What is the energy expended on training GPT-3? Eager to know the upsides of such models. The environmental and social impacts of tech are more direct and mainstream in today’s world.
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Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google by baskire on Saturday December 05, 2020 @01:32AM (#25312334)
You realize the energy and co2 production to release the paper is greater than the training itself.
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