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[-] absentbird@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Yes, I agree, but I think it does matter where we go from here. We could say all vehicles are bad, or we could focus on the source of the problem. Corporate AI is what's using all the electricity and water, it's what's creating the worst issues.

Most open source models don't need additional training, they're already plenty good for most plain language tasks and the weights are all free to use. Why would I waste power doing my own training when the public options are perfectly adequate?

[-] MrSmith@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Do you know how much energy and what sources where used to train your model?

[-] absentbird@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

No, though I'm not really sure how it makes a difference. If I used a different model that was made using less resources what would be improved? Both already exist, using one over the other would not save any energy.

Edit: To go back to the BG3 comparison, I don't know how many resources were used to make the game, or what sources the developers pulled from. I play it because it's fun and another person enjoying it doesn't cost the world anything (except a little electricity)

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