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Re:AI's energy footprint by nightski on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @10:45AM (#44052040)
How does it make you feel that your computing carbon footprint may be higher than rolling coal? Are we the problem?
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Re:AI's energy footprint by rcpt on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @11:00AM (#44052213)
How did you get those numbers? Based on the article and my searching around

Llama 3.1: ~0.7 to 1.5 grams of CO2

Rolling coal event: ~10,000 to 100,000+ grams of CO2

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Re:AI's energy footprint by kroogman on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @12:29PM (#44053183)
You think rolling coal releases 10 - 100 kg (20 - 200 lb) of CO2 into the atmosphere?

You would need hundreds of lb of gasoline for that!

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Re:AI's energy footprint by fisherjeff on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @12:58PM (#44053486)
That'd actually only be about 1-10 gallons, or about 6-60 pounds. Regardless, I'd guess it's probably only <500g CO2.
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Re:AI's energy footprint by FollowingTheDao on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @10:50AM (#44052089)
> Are we the problem?

Yes.

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Re:AI's energy footprint by olddustytrail on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @02:03PM (#44054312)
Who is "we"? I had to look up this moronic activity because I'm not American.

I refuse to believe that anyone with a functioning brain would choose to engage in it. Are you saying you do?

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