Comment by alex989

6 days ago

>And it will do all of this while consuming truly shocking amounts of energy.

You need to lookup how much an "average" human consumes. When I replace 2 humans with a ChatGPT subscription, I can guarantee you that OpenAI is generating less co2 than what these two interns were creating with their transport to the office (and back). That's before we consider things like the 25 years it took to raise and train them or the very expensive tastes (eg. Travelling around the world) they get after they earn a large salary.

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robin_reala  6 days ago

Those people don’t stop existing because AI exists. AI is shocking energy consumption on top of the existing people.

  • lechatonnoir  6 days ago

    Well, the first thing they said was that it at least removed the need for their commute, which might be something. In general, it does take resources to create the conditions for people to work. Maybe there will be room for new value for the existing people as a result.

    • georgemcbay  6 days ago

      Simply working from home removes the need for their commute. And we all know how most of the executive and management class feels about working from home.