Post #3000927
2026-01-24 23:58 UTC
@VZ@fosstodon.org
> they would certainly be worth the hype, wouldn't they?
Possibly, but there is still the question of externalities and societal impact. Internal combustion engines are excellent for helping get people where they want to go quickly, but that doesn't mean they are overall worth it to the world.
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@VZ@fosstodon.org 2026-01-25 01:06
@munificent@mastodon.social This is not a popular viewpoint round here, but I think the sudden concern about externalities is weird. Nobody cared about video cards energy consumption as long as they were used only for gaming. Societal impact is potentially much more important, but it really depends on what exactly are LLMs capable of. If they can do everything humans can do (which seems hard to believe, but then it's hard to believe they work as well as they do in the first place), then we're all hosed anyhow.