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Microsoft's carbon emissions up nearly 30% thanks to AI (www.theregister.com)
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Repeat after me: This. present. hype. is. not. A.I. By parroting the marketing bullshit, it doesn't become less false. Large Language Models are just glorified pattern matching and everyone who calls them AI is a dumb fuck.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's called AI even if it isn't artificial intelligence, it's unfortunately how language works. Like how literally has been redefined to mean figuratively.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It’s called AI even if it isn’t artificial intelligence, it’s unfortunately how language works.

Only for people for whom words don't have meanings. There is nothing "intelligent" about pattern matching. As I said - only dumbfucks call it "A.I." and we shouldn't regurgitate the verbal diarrhea of marketing idiots.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

You can be upset about it, it doesn't change the fact that it IS called AI. Also the meaning of words change constantly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't make it not a disruptive technology

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

True. But it makes the 30% extra carbon emissions even worse: Ruining our climate for something that isn't even AI. Not that ruining it for anything should be on the table.