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Re:Rob Pike Goes Nuclear over GenAI by yieldcrv on Friday December 26, 2025 @09:33AM (#46392311)
It's the same one as crypto proof of work, it was super small and then hit 1% while predominantly using energy sources that couldn't even power other use cases due to the loss in transporting the energy to population centers (and the occasional restarted coal plant), while every other industry was exempt from the ire despite all using that 99%

Leaving the source to someone else

Re:Rob Pike Goes Nuclear over GenAI by terminalshort on Friday December 26, 2025 @09:39AM (#46392381)
The difference with crypto is that it is completely unnecessary energy use. Even if you are super pro-crypto, there are much more efficient ways to do it than proof of work.
Re:Rob Pike Goes Nuclear over GenAI by fwip on Friday December 26, 2025 @10:15AM (#46392852)
AI is also unnecessary.
Re:Rob Pike Goes Nuclear over GenAI by nbaugh1 on Friday December 26, 2025 @10:32AM (#46393038)
So is the internet, computers even