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AI model hype criticized amid OpenAI's projected losses and environmental concerns

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A Mastodon post criticizes the pursuit of massive AI models by some Americans, suggesting their ambition to "rule the world" through these models is misplaced. The author argues that simpler applications like text-to-speech and anime girl generation can be achieved with basic hardware. The post also claims OpenAI is projected to lose forty billion dollars this year and predicts that many new data centers will be abandoned, causing environmental damage. AI

IMPACT Critiques the perceived overvaluation and environmental cost of large AI models, suggesting a disconnect between ambition and practical application.

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post expressing opinions and criticisms about AI development and its environmental impact, rather than reporting on a specific event or release.

Read on Mastodon — sigmoid.social →

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AI model hype criticized amid OpenAI's projected losses and environmental concerns

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

    A handful of Americans got the idea that if they could just make large enough computer models they would rule the world. They marketed their gigantic models as

    A handful of Americans got the idea that if they could just make large enough computer models they would rule the world. They marketed their gigantic models as religion. It turns out that you can do text to speech and make anime girls with question-marks on any old graphics card.…

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