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[–] -2 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Devil's Advocate: This was used for entertainment, if you think this is a huge waste of electricity then so is gaming en especially flying.

If you criticize people using AI for entertainment then you also need to criticize people who take flights on holiday, as that's a LOT more damaging for the environment.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    It's like back then when crypto was a thing. People will studiously ignore that data centers are a drop in the ocean of energy consumption compared to the value they produce, and that even futile uses are not that significant in the grand scheme of things.

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