I mean, you are technically correct, however, almost every single other thing that you can do "For fun" doesn't heat the planet at the same rate as AI.
GPUs and cars and not consumables. It's not something they use for a month and throw away, nor is something they don't care if they break. They take care of the GPUs so that they las as long as possible
Cars can be powered by electricity just like this stupid "AI" can and theoretically, that electricity could be generated by renewable energy sources.
Both are leaving other (non-renewable) items involved in their manufacture and maintenance out of the equation in order to equivocate for their potential as eco-friendly hobbies.
The answer is simple: neither are eco-friendly hobbies.
i mean, weird filters have been a thing for a while now. i don't get them, but they were on a phone i bought in like 2014. i could add ar dinosaurs to photos.
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notarobot@lemmy.zip · 40 pts · 352d
I get the point of the comic, but you could do the same with a lot of things. "For fun" is a perfectly valid reason.
Killer57@lemmynsfw.com · -1 pts · 352d
I mean, you are technically correct, however, almost every single other thing that you can do "For fun" doesn't heat the planet at the same rate as AI.
null@lemmy.nullspace.lol · 7 pts · 352d
That's not true lol
notarobot@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 352d
I understand, but in that case, you can just say "that's a waste of energy, breath and time" instead of asking why.
At least ai can be powered with renewables. Not the case for cars.
aesthelete@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 352d
Nah, it can't.
It burns up GPUs. I don't know if you know what GPUs are made of, but it ain't kitten purrs and unicorn farts.
notarobot@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 352d
With that logic, using you car burns your car.
GPUs and cars and not consumables. It's not something they use for a month and throw away, nor is something they don't care if they break. They take care of the GPUs so that they las as long as possible
aesthelete@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 352d
Exactly.
Cars can be powered by electricity just like this stupid "AI" can and theoretically, that electricity could be generated by renewable energy sources.
Both are leaving other (non-renewable) items involved in their manufacture and maintenance out of the equation in order to equivocate for their potential as eco-friendly hobbies.
The answer is simple: neither are eco-friendly hobbies.
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brsrklf@jlai.lu · 19 pts · 352d
I think a far better question is "at what cost". Because "It's fun" is a totally fine answer for hers.
onslaught545@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 352d
Exactly. Not everything has to have a purpose.
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 352d
'what for' is a question asked of pretty much every scientific advance, useful or not.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 352d
As a mod of Fuck_AI, I approve of blue shirt's attitude!
notarobot@lemmy.zip · -2 pts · 352d
This is the most "I use arch BTW" comment I've read in forever. We are all so impressed
lime@feddit.nu · 12 pts · 352d
i mean, weird filters have been a thing for a while now. i don't get them, but they were on a phone i bought in like 2014. i could add ar dinosaurs to photos.
bungle_in_the_jungle@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 352d
The brunette seems fun
Killer57@lemmynsfw.com · 1 pts · 352d
No, your use of AI in real life does not impress me, it actually makes me think less of you as a person.