• robert@piefed.ca
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    2 days ago

    I’m not a huge fan of AI but comparing them to nukes is wild

    • CosmoNova@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      I don‘t think it‘s that wild. You could of course compare it to asbestos instead. Another „tool“ in our arsenal of things that are the best in their field but most countries have decided not to use them over other concerns.

      • robert@piefed.ca
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        1 day ago

        Well, I think comparing asbestos to nukes would be wild too. In any case asbestos is a more level headed comparison imo

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      2 days ago

      The environmental implications of the data centers fuelling the LLMs will undoubtedly end more lives than nuclear weapons ever have

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        2 days ago

        Pretty extreme, but okay.

        Will you be factoring in the lives that get saved by various AI-assisted medical and other technological advances that are in the pipe as well? Or are you only considering negatives?

        • Miaou@jlai.lu
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          2 days ago

          You’re being pedantic for the sake of the argument. AI was saving lives before anyone knew what a GPT is, and GPT won’t be saving lives until long after Altman dies