• chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz
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    10 hours ago

    And the environmental cost is still lower than meat.

    Meat, whether you think it’s moral or ethical or not, serves a need. People need to eat. People don’t need AI slop.

    It’s kind of like saying, “Well yeah I leave this 50kw diesel generator running 24/7. It’s way less environmentally damaging than meat. No, I’m not using the power it generates for any real purpose, but who cares, it’s environmentally friendly!”

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      8 hours ago

      I don’t think meat is unethical, nor do I think AI is unethical. Both serve a purpose (slop doesn’t serve a purpose but slop exists because we are doing ai research and expansion which very much serves a long term purpose). I’m just trying to put AI water and power use into perspective.