kinther@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoIn a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt useswww.technologyreview.comexternal-linkmessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1318arrow-down17cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1311arrow-down1external-linkIn a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt useswww.technologyreview.comkinther@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square76fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·3 days agoIf cheap(er/better) energy is invented then that’s good, why would tech corpos be able to “hold the reins” of it exclusively?
minus-squareLeon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoWell, patents and what have you are a thing. I’m mostly thinking that I wouldn’t want e.g. Facebook to run any nuclear reactors or energy grids. That’s something I prefer the government does.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoNuclear reactors already exist, that’s not new tech.
minus-squareLeon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoI’m not saying it is. I’m saying that predatory companies shouldn’t run critical infrastructure.
If cheap(er/better) energy is invented then that’s good, why would tech corpos be able to “hold the reins” of it exclusively?
Well, patents and what have you are a thing. I’m mostly thinking that I wouldn’t want e.g. Facebook to run any nuclear reactors or energy grids. That’s something I prefer the government does.
Nuclear reactors already exist, that’s not new tech.
I’m not saying it is. I’m saying that predatory companies shouldn’t run critical infrastructure.