"A generative AI system may use 33 times more energy to complete a task than it would take with traditional software. This enormous demand for energy translates into surges in carbon emissions and water use, and may place further stress on electricity grids already strained by climate change."
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-07-power-hungry-ai-surge-tech.html
For what? What do we get for this this unbelievable surge in energy consumption right at the moment we must reduce energy consumption.
AI is a scam of biblical proportions
Gerry McGovern /
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2024-07-09 15:56:56
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