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tante (tante@tldr.nettime.org)'s status on Monday, 11-Nov-2024 21:06:06 JST tante

All the energy used, all the carbon emitted, all the e-waste created and still every chatbot has the "anything this thing says might be false, you still need to check" label all over it.
I cannot believe the resources we are spending on this bullshit instead of doing literally anything else.
https://mastodon.social/@dw_innovation/113463890083280062
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  Generative AI not only consumes a lot of energy, it's also likely to produce a lot of electronic trash. According to researchers, the total amount of global e-waste could grow by the alarming factor of 1.000 in only 5 years. There are solutions to reducing e-waste – e.g. by prolonging, reusing, and recycling hardware. Their implementation needs global strategies, of course. An article by DW's Fred Schwaller explains the issue in more detail: https://www.dw.com/en/e-waste-from-ai-computers-could-escalate-beyond-control/a-70619724 #AI #eWaste #environment

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