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Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• lugal@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yes and no.

  Generating images instead of not generating images? Increases global warming

  Generating vacation images instead of flying to vacation? Net benefit

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  • Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Create 1,000 images with a model like Stable Diffusion XL, and you’ve produced as much carbon dioxide as driving just over four miles in a gas-powered car, according to the researchers Melissa spoke to.

    I would say that compares maybe be wrong.

    technologyreview.com/…/ai-is-an-energy-hog-this-i…

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    • lugal@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      How, that’s scary, thanks!

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