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.

    • Flying Squid
      0•10 months ago

      Ah, got it, companies can do as much ecological damage at they want to and it’s the regulators fault if nothing is done about it. Also, people shouldn’t get mad at corporations for wanting to do that ecological damage just because they’re allowed to.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•10 months ago

        Why arent you mad at video games? Are you protesting Nintendo and Sony? Their consoles consume far more power than ChatGPT.

        • Flying Squid
          0•10 months ago

          Which comment do you want me to reply to?

          • @[email protected]English
            1•10 months ago

            Since apparently it wasn’t clear, I was referring to the comment two above this one in the chain.

            • Flying Squid
              0•10 months ago

              Whereas, I was referring to this comment, which you had nothing substantive to say about:

              Presumably because you think it’s justifiable for companies to do whatever they feel like as long as its legal and receive no criticisms for it.

              • @[email protected]English
                1•10 months ago

                Nope, again, you missed it, it was the comment four above this one, the one about Sony and Nintendo.

                • Flying Squid
                  0•10 months ago

                  I didn’t miss anything. Especially not the part where you, once again, do not deny that you think it’s justifiable for companies to do whatever they feel like as long as its legal and should receive no criticisms for it.

                  • @[email protected]English
                    1•10 months ago

                    Again, wrong comment! It’s the one above that says the word Sony.

                    For someone who got so bent out of shape about getting multiple replies, you know that you keep sending me replies irrelevant to your original request about which comment to answer? Again, you asked me to stick to a single point, so are you mad at Sony and Nintendo for their environmental footprint which is several times larger than ChatGPT’s?