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minus-squareSl00k@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down10·3 days agoThis is valid to all data centers serving all websites. Your take is a criticism of unregulated capitalism, not AI. Beef farming is a far far far more impactful discussion, yet here we are.
minus-squareCXORA@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 days agoAi takes far more power to serve a single request than a website does though. And remember, AI requires those websites too, for training data. So it’s not just more power hungry, it also has thw initial power consumption added on top
minus-squareSl00k@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 days agoA good chunk of the Internet usage is HD videos which is far more power hungry than AI. I agree it’s added on top…just like streaming did in 2010, and as things will continue to do.
minus-squareCXORA@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 days agoGreat, so why not oppose making things worse?
This is valid to all data centers serving all websites. Your take is a criticism of unregulated capitalism, not AI.
Beef farming is a far far far more impactful discussion, yet here we are.
Ai takes far more power to serve a single request than a website does though.
And remember, AI requires those websites too, for training data.
So it’s not just more power hungry, it also has thw initial power consumption added on top
A good chunk of the Internet usage is HD videos which is far more power hungry than AI. I agree it’s added on top…just like streaming did in 2010, and as things will continue to do.
Great, so why not oppose making things worse?