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Comment by MBCook

1 day ago

They also don’t waste electricity, water, drive up the prices of critical computer components, or DDOS websites to steal their content.

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AceJohnny2  21 hours ago

Not to defend the extravagant power use of the AI datacenters, but I invite you to look up the ecological footprint of a human being.

  • MBCook  20 hours ago

    The human being in this scenario exists either way.

    The AI does not.

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