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We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard. (www.technologyreview.com)
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Absolutely needed: to get high efficiency for this beast ... as it gets better, we'll become too dependent.

"all of this growth is for a new technology that’s still finding its footing, and in many applications—education, medical advice, legal analysis—might be the wrong tool for the job,,,"

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

That's not true if you were to use off-chain transactions (i.e. lightning network)

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    "That's not true"

    "But not true only if you use non-mainstream transaction method that was not part of the original design and is only supported by selected cryptos, meaning not universal"

    K

    I mean, don't get me wrong, it's nice that things are improving, but it's safe to say that things will improve for AI too (energy-wise), hella lot of people now working on optimization and it looks very promising, even by just splitting large models into many smaller ones by topic

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I just wanted to clarify the confusion that was in my head for a moment after going after the truth and fact checking. If I buy a pizza with Bitcoin and Lightning Network (which is the only one in use at most legal places), it's not like I'm using 1600 kWh... The original message is misleading in that regard.. Practical and concrete reality are different. But theoretical, if that pizza wanted a normal transaction it would use such amount of energy and take days (that's why they wouldn't use that)... So... There's that.

    Anyway, the dichotomy 'AI or Crypto' is false. I am not taking sides. But you do you, enjoy.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    the ones that give up on all the "desirable" aspects of cryptocurrencies? The payment isn't final until it is on chain. You don't need to trust anyone to figure out if you're on the right chain in the first place. Off-chain shit defeats this. What's the point, other than dressing up the horse before beating it some more?

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