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User urges AI enthusiasts to stop usage due to climate impact

A Mastodon user is urging generative AI enthusiasts to stop using the technology due to its significant environmental impact and the potential for massive data center expansion. The user argues that while current token usage may seem small, it sets a precedent for future, more damaging data center projects that will harm future generations. Beyond environmental concerns, the user also points to the poor quality of AI output, its negative effects on user intelligence, and its tendency to plagiarize as further reasons to cease usage. AI

IMPACT User expresses strong personal opinion on the negative impacts of generative AI, urging cessation of use due to environmental and intellectual concerns.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece from a user on a social media platform about the impact of generative AI.

Read on Mastodon — fosstodon.org →

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Dear generative AI enthusiasts, Look, I know the tokens you're burning right now don't actually use *that*much energy (even though it's somewhat substantial alr

    Dear generative AI enthusiasts, Look, I know the tokens you're burning right now don't actually use *that*much energy (even though it's somewhat substantial already and disastrous when we take into account the quality of the crap it's being used for) but what's more important is …