First-of-its-kind US bill would address the environmental costs of the technology, but there’s a long way to go.

one assessment suggests that ChatGPT, the chatbot created by OpenAI in San Francisco, California, is already consuming the energy of 33,000 homes. It’s estimated that a search driven by generative AI uses four to five times the energy of a conventional web search. Within years, large AI systems are likely to need as much energy as entire nations.

  • @NarrativeBear
    14•1 year ago

    As soon as the gulf streams collapse I think a few more of us may start giving a shit.

    • Flying Squid
      15•1 year ago

      Giving a shit about the horse barn after someone’s already let out all the horses doesn’t really make a difference.

      • @agent_flounderEnglish
        8•1 year ago

        Have you met humanity??

        • Flying Squid
          5•1 year ago

          Yep. We suck. I’m reminded of it every day.

    • @[email protected]
      8•1 year ago

      gulf streams collapse

      Nah, there were some people worried about it, but it won’t happen.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Stream

      The possibility of a Gulf Stream collapse has been covered by some news publications.[vague] The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report addressed this issue specifically, and found that based on model projections and theoretical understanding, the Gulf Stream will not shut down in a warming climate. While the Gulf Stream is expected to slow down as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) weakens, it will not collapse, even if the AMOC were to collapse. Nevertheless, this slowing down will have significant effects, including a rise in sea level along the North American coast, reduced precipitation in the midlatitudes, changing patterns of strong precipitation around Europe and the tropics, and stronger storms in the North Atlantic.

      • @NarrativeBear
        5•1 year ago

        So what you’re saying is that it’s fine?

        1000008187

    • theprogressivist
      4•1 year ago

      At the point it’s too late.

      • Snot FlickermanEnglish
        0•1 year ago

        I think that was the point they were making.