I'm really sorry to be that person, but the Barbie doll ChatGPT trend circulating right now is an absolute drain on natural resources no matter how fun and cute you think it is.
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I keep hearing this, but honestly, you can download and run LLMs on a Raspberry Pi in real time with no internet connection, so I think the energy use claims may be a bit overstated.
Are most people downloading and running LLMs on a Raspberry Pi with no internet connection? Absolutely not. And making a case for AI for the most frivolous purpose I’ve seen so far is embarrassing.
All I’m saying is the power use of ChatGPT seems exaggerated. As for frivolity, why not add some happiness where we find it? A lot of the tech we take for granted now started off as frivolous. Even online payment systems began with the porn industry. This will be old news in a year or less.
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