▲ 908 ▼ Former Google CEO says climate goals are not meetable, so we might as well drop climate conservation — unshackle AI companies so AI can solve global warming (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 2 years ago by Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 291 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] 5dh@lemmy.zip 147 points 2 years ago (5 children) AI is not going to come op with a solution and he knows it. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] SparrowHawk@feddit.it 92 points 2 years ago (1 child) Especially since the solutions are already here, but rich people just don't like them since it implies the loss of their power permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 36 points 2 years ago (1 child) "Alright, let's turn on the AI Mega-Thinker 3000 ^TM^ and see what it says about solving climate change." INVEST IN RENEWABLE ENERGY AND OVERTHROW THE BILLIONAIRE CLASS "...well that can't be right." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago Run another billion permutations. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 50 points 2 years ago* (1 child) AGI: bZzt my calculations say you should stop consuming as much energy and move onto green energy generation Rich people: no, not like that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 4am@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago I keep meaning to do the scroll of truth meme but it’s him and the scroll is AI and it says “stop burning fossil fuels” Nyyeegghh! permalink fedilink source parent [–] houseofleft@slrpnk.net 20 points 2 years ago AI: "Have you tried funding public transport and regulating the carbon industry?" Ok, now we need to make a new AI so that AI can solve global warming but without using an existing solution that might marginally inconvenience the mega rich. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago Chat say: humans as batteries permalink fedilink source parent [–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago This guy… he’s untouchably wealthy and people bow to him like a god everywhere he goes now. I think this really twists a person’s brain - at the very least it puts him out of touch. He probably has almost no idea what he’s talking about anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SparrowHawk@feddit.it 92 points 2 years ago (1 child) Especially since the solutions are already here, but rich people just don't like them since it implies the loss of their power permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 36 points 2 years ago (1 child) "Alright, let's turn on the AI Mega-Thinker 3000 ^TM^ and see what it says about solving climate change." INVEST IN RENEWABLE ENERGY AND OVERTHROW THE BILLIONAIRE CLASS "...well that can't be right." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago Run another billion permutations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 36 points 2 years ago (1 child) "Alright, let's turn on the AI Mega-Thinker 3000 ^TM^ and see what it says about solving climate change." INVEST IN RENEWABLE ENERGY AND OVERTHROW THE BILLIONAIRE CLASS "...well that can't be right." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago Run another billion permutations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago Run another billion permutations. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 50 points 2 years ago* (1 child) AGI: bZzt my calculations say you should stop consuming as much energy and move onto green energy generation Rich people: no, not like that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 4am@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago I keep meaning to do the scroll of truth meme but it’s him and the scroll is AI and it says “stop burning fossil fuels” Nyyeegghh! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 4am@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago I keep meaning to do the scroll of truth meme but it’s him and the scroll is AI and it says “stop burning fossil fuels” Nyyeegghh! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] houseofleft@slrpnk.net 20 points 2 years ago AI: "Have you tried funding public transport and regulating the carbon industry?" Ok, now we need to make a new AI so that AI can solve global warming but without using an existing solution that might marginally inconvenience the mega rich. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago Chat say: humans as batteries permalink fedilink source parent
[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago This guy… he’s untouchably wealthy and people bow to him like a god everywhere he goes now. I think this really twists a person’s brain - at the very least it puts him out of touch. He probably has almost no idea what he’s talking about anymore. permalink fedilink source parent