Re:LLMs Are Cheap
by tecleandor on Monday June 09, 2025 @03:01PM
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Ah no, I was just strictly defining OP's comment.
Of course, I was setting up a plain definition without magnitude. The impact could be near nil, or could be huge, but an impact nonetheless.
I didn't want to deep dive on it, as I though it would sidetrack the comments. I think this is a subject that merits certain analysis, as in some cases the discourse around the energy use has been akin to the one used in the highest moments of the past crypto/NFT cycle: "Yeah, it's not clean but it could."
And to that:
- It could, but it isn't (not only because of the popular gas turbines, but with collateral damage like the water use or heating, or by other social issues around it)
- But also (and this would be more philosophical/social), even if it were clean... is it worth it?
Of course, I was setting up a plain definition without magnitude. The impact could be near nil, or could be huge, but an impact nonetheless.
I didn't want to deep dive on it, as I though it would sidetrack the comments. I think this is a subject that merits certain analysis, as in some cases the discourse around the energy use has been akin to the one used in the highest moments of the past crypto/NFT cycle: "Yeah, it's not clean but it could."
And to that:
- It could, but it isn't (not only because of the popular gas turbines, but with collateral damage like the water use or heating, or by other social issues around it)
- But also (and this would be more philosophical/social), even if it were clean... is it worth it?