Re:AI, but at What Cost? Breakdown of AI's Carbon Footprint
by Tarsul on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @08:36AM
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yeah but we don't have time to analyse this for years and years while upping our power consumption. In the end we consume too much dirty power and have to change this, and quickly. AI is worth nothing if the world is burning.
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Re:AI, but at What Cost? Breakdown of AI's Carbon Footprint
by mrmanner on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @09:19AM
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> yeah but we don't have time to analyse this for years and years while upping our power consumption
this is 100 % true. we also don’t have time to debate the morality and necessity of each specific activity for years. if AI energy use is indeed as small as some comments here suggest, ignoring it to focus on improving things like heating, cooling, and transportation could be a better course of action.