Re:We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google
by labawi on Saturday December 05, 2020 @12:14PM
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I think the main was sidetracked. If we collectively emit as much CO₂ as 0.1 or 100 persons lifetime for a single model, every year .. who cares? I don't.
But, what if Amazon wants it's own model with its own curation? Maybe we need different languages, maybe countries would like to have their own model with a different world-view. Why shouldn't a researcher train their own model, maybe experiment with different versions? Why should consumers be relegated to pre-trained model with inscrutable preconceptions?
But, what if Amazon wants it's own model with its own curation? Maybe we need different languages, maybe countries would like to have their own model with a different world-view. Why shouldn't a researcher train their own model, maybe experiment with different versions? Why should consumers be relegated to pre-trained model with inscrutable preconceptions?