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I finally looked up how much energy AI training actually uses
I was reading this article from MIT Tech Review yesterday and it said training one big model can use as much electricity as a small town in a year. My roofer brain just can't wrap around how that's sustainable long term. Has anyone here worked with models where they actually tracked the power bill?
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margaret_lane5h ago
Honestly, who cares about the power bill when you look at what these models can actually do. We waste way more electricity on stupid stuff like bitcoin mining or leaving lights on in empty offices. At least the AI is actually doing something useful instead of just burning power for no reason.
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