kinther@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 个月前In a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt useswww.technologyreview.comexternal-linkmessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1322arrow-down17
arrow-up1315arrow-down1external-linkIn a first, Google has released data on how much energy an AI prompt useswww.technologyreview.comkinther@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 个月前message-square77fedilink
minus-squareLeon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 个月前Sure we do. Do we want the big tech corporations to hold the reins of that though?
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·5 个月前If cheap(er/better) energy is invented then that’s good, why would tech corpos be able to “hold the reins” of it exclusively?
minus-squareLeon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 个月前Well, patents and what have you are a thing. I’m mostly thinking that I wouldn’t want e.g. Facebook to run any nuclear reactors or energy grids. That’s something I prefer the government does.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 个月前Nuclear reactors already exist, that’s not new tech.
minus-squareLeon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 个月前I’m not saying it is. I’m saying that predatory companies shouldn’t run critical infrastructure.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 个月前We were talking about inventing, not running though.
minus-squareLeon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 个月前My comment is in the context of this Also interesting that we’re ignoring something here – big tech is chasing cheap sources of clean energy. Don’t we want cheap, clean energy?
Sure we do. Do we want the big tech corporations to hold the reins of that though?
If cheap(er/better) energy is invented then that’s good, why would tech corpos be able to “hold the reins” of it exclusively?
Well, patents and what have you are a thing. I’m mostly thinking that I wouldn’t want e.g. Facebook to run any nuclear reactors or energy grids. That’s something I prefer the government does.
Nuclear reactors already exist, that’s not new tech.
I’m not saying it is. I’m saying that predatory companies shouldn’t run critical infrastructure.
We were talking about inventing, not running though.
My comment is in the context of this