I've said this about NFTs but it applies to gen AI as well: You shouldn't be focusing on the lack of technical capabilities or the environmental impacts as the reason to be critical of the hype.
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I've said this about NFTs but it applies to gen AI as well: You shouldn't be focusing on the lack of technical capabilities or the environmental impacts as the reason to be critical of the hype. Technical or environmental issues can be overcome. What can't be overcome are the fundamental nature of what these tech are being sold to do. NFTs were to "own" pixels. Gen AI is to "democratise" skills and to externalise thinking. You can't own pixels but you don't really want to externalise thinking.
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Dr Manabu Sakamoto (he/him)replied to Dr Manabu Sakamoto (he/him) last edited by
...but in all honesty, in this time of climate crisis, it really isn't justified to be supporting such high-emission tech. It's bonkers how much emission they're outputting. Just so we can get computers to spit out word salad.
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Dr Manabu Sakamoto (he/him)replied to Dr Manabu Sakamoto (he/him) last edited by
I mean, having said what I said in the OP, I'm actually thinking that in the case of Gen AI, we really should be pushing against it BECAUSE of the environmental impact.
"In her latest study, the researcher demonstrated that producing a high-definition image using artificial intelligence consumes as much energy as fully recharging the battery of your cell phone."
https://www.dawn.com/news/1859284And tech companies want to integrate this into all aspects of our life.