Reygle@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 hours agoWhether you use AI, think it's a "fun stupid thing for memes", or even ignore it, you should know it's already polluting worse than global air travel.archive.isexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1124arrow-down1external-linkWhether you use AI, think it's a "fun stupid thing for memes", or even ignore it, you should know it's already polluting worse than global air travel.archive.isReygle@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-text
archive.is link to article from allabout.ai at https://www.allaboutai.com/resources/ai-statistics/ai-environment/
minus-squareblaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 hours agoMakes me wonder what they are doing to reach these figures. Because I can run many models at home and it wouldn’t require me to be pouring bottles of water on my PC, nor it would show on my electricity bill.
minus-squareArtisian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour agoWell, most of the carbon footprint for models is in training, which you probably don’t need to do at home. That said, even with training they are not nearly our leading cause of pollution.
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoBasically every tech company is using it… It’s millions of people, not just us…
Makes me wonder what they are doing to reach these figures.
Because I can run many models at home and it wouldn’t require me to be pouring bottles of water on my PC, nor it would show on my electricity bill.
Well, most of the carbon footprint for models is in training, which you probably don’t need to do at home.
That said, even with training they are not nearly our leading cause of pollution.
Basically every tech company is using it… It’s millions of people, not just us…