vodka fan 🇵🇱: i don't think sensationalized recycled headlines fall into that box tbh; we have seen this same headline for every trending technology and suddenly people are concerned because it's about a thing they don't like. ai, crypto, vr, video games, social media, streaming services- it's all the same thing

Google's AI Overviews must create entirely new information in response to a search query. That costs an estimated *30 times* more energy than simply extracting information from a source through a traditional search. 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/what... by @parshallison.bsky.social

What Do Google’s AI Answers Cost the Environment?www.scientificamerican.com Google is bringing AI answers to a billion people this year, but generative AI requires much more energy than traditional keyword searches

Killing the environment one incredibly dogshit search response at a time

you vegan? asking since you care about the environment so much

Wasn’t aware that there was a box labeled “Issues of Environmental Urgency” that is too small to fit more than one

i don't think sensationalized recycled headlines fall into that box tbh; we have seen this same headline for every trending technology and suddenly people are concerned because it's about a thing they don't like. ai, crypto, vr, video games, social media, streaming services- it's all the same thing

It is not the same thing. Theres two very specific things that are cause for significant concern about the energy usage, not just foolin around on the internet playing games

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