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minus-squareCXORA@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·2 months 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 months 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-up3arrow-down2·2 months agoGreat, so why not oppose making things worse?
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?