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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 74 points 1 year ago (1 children)

requires an intensive carbon footprint

Maybe we should focus on the collapsing ecosystem then instead of training AI datasets.

[–] thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

AI might be a fantastic tool to help fix the environment, though.

[–] Rayspekt@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago

People aren't listening to human scientists and you think they'll be happy with an scary AI saving the planet?

[–] hanni@lemmy.one 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It will be used to drive more consumption.

[–] MxM111@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It will be used for both. The way out of global warming is going forward in technology, not backward.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

We already use AI in climate change models. This is a large language model that honestly, we don't need.

[–] halva@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

bold of you to assume microsoft is interested in that