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AI research questioned for utility and carbon footprint

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A user on Mastodon questioned the utility and carbon footprint of a research paper, linking to a preprint on bioRxiv. The post expresses skepticism about the practical outcomes of the research, highlighting environmental concerns associated with computational studies. AI

RANK_REASON User-generated content on a social media platform questioning research without providing new factual information.

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AI research questioned for utility and carbon footprint

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Was anything useful achieved? Fuck knows. But I wonder about the carbon footprint of this type of "research" https://www. biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2 026.08.

    Was anything useful achieved? Fuck knows. But I wonder about the carbon footprint of this type of "research" https://www. biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2 026.08.16.745122v1.full # bioinformatics # AI

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