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Dansk(DA) Jeg vil gerne foreslå en CO2-afgift på LLM-forbrug. Eller klima- og resoursespilds-afgift. Hvad med fx 1 kr pr prompt? Er det for lidt? For meget? ;) # klima #

Proposal for CO2 tax on LLM usage

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A proposal has been made to implement a CO2 tax or a climate and resource waste tax on the consumption of Large Language Models (LLMs). The suggestion includes a potential tax of 1 Danish krone per prompt, with a question posed about whether this amount is appropriate. AI

IMPACT This proposal suggests a new economic mechanism to address the environmental impact of AI, potentially influencing future AI development and deployment costs.

RANK_REASON The item is a proposal for a policy, presented as a social media post, rather than an official policy announcement or a detailed analysis.

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Proposal for CO2 tax on LLM usage

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Dansk(DA) · [email protected] ·

    I would like to propose a CO2 tax on LLM consumption. Or a climate and resource waste tax. What about, for example, 1 DKK per prompt? Is that too little? Too much? ;) #climate #

    Jeg vil gerne foreslå en CO2-afgift på LLM-forbrug. Eller klima- og resoursespilds-afgift. Hvad med fx 1 kr pr prompt? Er det for lidt? For meget? ;) # klima # klimaKrise # co2Afgift # kunstig_intelligens # ai

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