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Re:AI's energy footprint by keybored on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @05:41PM (#44046214)
You don’t need it for any pragmatic benefit because it won’t work. It doesn’t work for eating meat. It won’t work for AI.

The only purpose is to scapegoat the possible environmental or economic fallout. Might as well put it on individuals. Like what’s always done.

I’ve already seen it on the national broadcast. There some supposed experts were wagging their fingers about using AI for “fun”. Making silly images.

Meanwhile we’re gonna put AI to good use in arms races: more spam (automated applications, ads, ads, ads, abuse of services) and anti-spam. There’s gonna be so much economic activity. Disruptive.

Re:AI's energy footprint by reginald78 on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @07:56AM (#44050488)
AI will probably increase GDP. In the same way shooting the windows out of everyone's houses would increase GDP. Then we can claim is grew the economy.