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@stinkytofuisgood@lemmy.ca

2026-10-03 05:59 UTC

I guess I’m of the mindset that even running this as a local model, it’s a waste of electricity. And the guy posted it on Github, inevitably some other fools will try it with cloud models, especially since it’s made the news. And obviously we know how bad the cloud models are. And the difference I see between this and playing a videogame is that a videogame is doing something valuable - and yes I will argue with anyone who tells me that art and entertainment don’t hold real value - while this is just akin to running the AC when you go on vacation, it’s just wasteful no matter how I look at it.

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  • @mobyduck648@lemmy.world 2026-10-03 08:47

    To be fair, it’s going to be more like running an electric kettle constantly which isn’t going to excessively load the grid. Unless you’re in the UK of course where the grid operators have to manage capacity around half time of major football games as everyone puts a brew on at once.

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