Yes, more or less. But the issue is not about running local models; that’s fine even if it’s only for curiosity. The issue is about shoving so-called AI in every activity with the promise it will solve most of your everyday problems, or for mere entertainment. I’m not against “AI”, I’m against the current commercialization attempts to monopolize the technology by already huge companies that will only seek profit, no matter the state of the planet and the other non-millionaire people. And this is exactly why even a bubble burst is concerning to me, as the poor are the ones that will truly suffer the consequences of billionaires betting in their mansions with their spare palaces.
The actual problem is the capitalist system of relations. If it’s not AI, then it’s bitcoin mining, NFTs, or what have you. The AI itself is just a technology, and if it didn’t exist, capitalism would find something else to shove down your throat.
And if you think about the fact that this AI bubble is going to be a massive collapse and crash the finances of America and cause a massive regression in conservative policy and a massive progression of liberal policy, (since the playbook has always been for the conservatives to hand the reins over to the liberals until they fix the financial system of America when the conservatives break it), then it’s actually a good thing. We’re just in its bad phase.
I expect it’s a bubble that will burst. Climate change is no joke and only very stubborn people keeps denying it. AI is not like the massive use of combustion-based energy. That was strike two.
See, it’s not fun for the planet.
Locally run models use a fraction of the energy. Less than playing a game with heavy graphics.
Online models probably use even less than local ones, since they will likely be better optimized, and run on dedicated hardware.
Yes, more or less. But the issue is not about running local models; that’s fine even if it’s only for curiosity. The issue is about shoving so-called AI in every activity with the promise it will solve most of your everyday problems, or for mere entertainment. I’m not against “AI”, I’m against the current commercialization attempts to monopolize the technology by already huge companies that will only seek profit, no matter the state of the planet and the other non-millionaire people. And this is exactly why even a bubble burst is concerning to me, as the poor are the ones that will truly suffer the consequences of billionaires betting in their mansions with their spare palaces.
The actual problem is the capitalist system of relations. If it’s not AI, then it’s bitcoin mining, NFTs, or what have you. The AI itself is just a technology, and if it didn’t exist, capitalism would find something else to shove down your throat.
Neither are most of human endeavors.
And if you think about the fact that this AI bubble is going to be a massive collapse and crash the finances of America and cause a massive regression in conservative policy and a massive progression of liberal policy, (since the playbook has always been for the conservatives to hand the reins over to the liberals until they fix the financial system of America when the conservatives break it), then it’s actually a good thing. We’re just in its bad phase.
I expect it’s a bubble that will burst. Climate change is no joke and only very stubborn people keeps denying it. AI is not like the massive use of combustion-based energy. That was strike two.