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		batch12 on Aug 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is AI eating all the energy? I seem to hear less about reducing carbon footprints nowadays, but maybe it's just being drowned out by ai hype.

rembicilious on Aug 23, 2024 [–]

You trigger an idea of AI evolution in my brain. AI needs power to proliferate. AI that encouraged power consumption and de-emphasised climate issues naturally thrived. Like a successful virus; no thought required. Survival of the fittest.

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