Reygle@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days 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-square135linkfedilinkarrow-up1609arrow-down195file-text
arrow-up1514arrow-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 · 22 days agomessage-square135linkfedilinkfile-text
archive.is link to article from allabout.ai at https://www.allaboutai.com/resources/ai-statistics/ai-environment/
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·21 days agowe do a lot of things for no benefit. video games, golf, horse racing, grilling… all those have far larger carbon footprints. as someone else said, focus on the actual negatives of generative ai, like the proven cognitive decline and loneliness.
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·21 days agoin the comment i replied to you only mention that there’s no benefit, and you replied to me talking about carbon footprint.
we do a lot of things for no benefit. video games, golf, horse racing, grilling… all those have far larger carbon footprints. as someone else said, focus on the actual negatives of generative ai, like the proven cognitive decline and loneliness.
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in the comment i replied to you only mention that there’s no benefit, and you replied to me talking about carbon footprint.