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1. IshKebab · 1790702029 · focus · HN ↗

   I wish they'd list the environmental cost. My employer has an unlimited AI budget so I don't care about using Astra if it's just more profit for OpenAI. I care more if it actually uses 5x more energy.

   1. rs_rs_rs_rs_rs · 1790702302 · focus · HN ↗

      I don't understand the point of this, why just now when it comes to llms. Why wasn't anyone enraged with the environmental costs of kids playing video games. I would not be surprised the environmental cost of that is an order of magnitude bigger than what llms have.

      Edit: for context, just Steam alone has ~200million monthly active users.

      1. JDups · 1790703671 · focus · HN ↗

         Because people find video games fun, though I suppose there's some vocal people that think of them as bad for society. In contrast the AI companies are promising a torment nexus future.

         I'd be curious as to how much of internet infrastructure is dedicated to gaming though.

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