It does use a huge amount of energy, often for little reward, but so does social media. Facebook uses a staggering amount of energy. For what? Opt-in propaganda and ads. TikTok uses a truly enormous amount. Again, for what? 30 second videos of dances and the stupidest people of earth sharing their “life-hacks”.
What is your argument here? That because Ticktock and the like use up huge amounts of energy for their slop that is fine for AI to do the same? Because I could just reply with:
But not all AI output is slop, that’s the point.
It does use a huge amount of energy, often for little reward, but so does social media. Facebook uses a staggering amount of energy. For what? Opt-in propaganda and ads. TikTok uses a truly enormous amount. Again, for what? 30 second videos of dances and the stupidest people of earth sharing their “life-hacks”.
The slop issue isn’t AI, it’s humans.
What is your argument here? That because Ticktock and the like use up huge amounts of energy for their slop that is fine for AI to do the same? Because I could just reply with:
“Social media isn’t the issue, it’s humans.”
And what AI output isn’t slop?