Post #1668028
2026-04-23 17:56 UTC
Altman says "The fair comparison is if you ask ChatGPT a question, how much energy does it take once a model is trained to answer that question, versus a human, and probably AI has already caught up on an energy efficiency basis, measured that way".
This is really devious: (1/3)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/23/openai-altman-defends-ai-resource-usage-water-concerns-fake-humans-use-energy-summit.html
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@wim_v12e@scholar.social 2026-04-23 17:56
This is really devious: it gives the impression that what really matters is the energy efficiency per query, whereas of course energy efficiency has never led to reduced energy use. The whole history of the industrial revolution is one of improving energy efficiency. This is what caused global warming: it became cost effective to burn all that coal and oil. (2/3)