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Why making pretend people with AGI is a waste of energy (www.theregister.com)
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[–] KRAW@linux.community 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Depends on how much energy it takes. If it takes more resources than it frees, then I'd say it is not worth it.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I am quite sure it'll cost less than it would to hire a human for the job.

[–] KRAW@linux.community 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'm talking about the energy and resources to actually create and provide this service.

[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 2 points 7 months ago

So am I.