GolfFoxtrotLima@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWorld-renowned AI scientist Geoffrey Hinton says it might turn out humans would have been better off without AIwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1280arrow-down111file-textcross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1269arrow-down1external-linkWorld-renowned AI scientist Geoffrey Hinton says it might turn out humans would have been better off without AIwww.theguardian.comGolfFoxtrotLima@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squarebetanumerus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down6·1 day agoSome are better off, some not. 🤓
minus-squareRothe@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·21 hours agoSince the hyperscaler datacentres contribute massively to extra fossil fuel burning, then we are all definitely worse off, regardless of whether it helps some people write sloppy code really fast.
minus-squarebetanumerus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·20 hours ago“extra fossil fuel burning” is not the only option. Choosing less polluting (non-fossil) energy sources can significantly reduce that contribution.
Some are better off, some not. 🤓
Since the hyperscaler datacentres contribute massively to extra fossil fuel burning, then we are all definitely worse off, regardless of whether it helps some people write sloppy code really fast.
“extra fossil fuel burning” is not the only option. Choosing less polluting (non-fossil) energy sources can significantly reduce that contribution.