• stebo@sopuli.xyz
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    3 days ago

    Training large models like an LLM (text generation) or a stable diffusion model (image generation) consumes a lot of energy and using these models isn’t cheap either. It’s bad for the climate in the same way cryptocurrency is.

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      2 days ago

      +1, it is much worse than even proof-of-work crypto though. I think AI is the bigger enemy, since at least in crypto, there are ways of developing and using it that aren’t as bad (or even at all) for the climate.

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        2 days ago

        while proof of stake is better, I still think everything crypto is a big capitalist waste of energy