• markovs_gun@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Just another viewpoint on this- millions of dollars in electrical bills is also carbon in the air for every kWh wasted. Perhaps this should be a condemnation of LLMs and their insane power usage but if we’re stuck with that at least for now there’s no reason to pump more carbon in the air out of spite.

    • Steve Dice@sh.itjust.works
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      10 months ago

      Oh, please! I don’t even own a car, so my carbon footprint is practically nonexistent. If you’re worried about emissions, maybe direct your energy toward the gas-guzzlers out there instead of a harmless chat with an AI.

    • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      Debatable.

      If it causes them to go out of business, will it result in less co2 over time, despite the increase now?

      If so, it may be worth it to speed up the process by adding “pretty please” and “thank you so much” to every sentence.