Reposted by eyes robson
The aesthetics here are so spot on that I almost didn't read it --- not wanting to deal with any doomerish crap so early in the morning. But this is hilarious and it keeps on going.
eyes robson
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PhD Candidate at UC Berkeley // y = mx + biology // bioethics, algorithmic fairness, and genomic AI // they/she 🏳️⚧️
![Screenshot from Andrew Ng's The Batch Newsletter, which reads "Gemini's Environmental Impact Measured" before stating Google's claim that its "environmental footprint [is smaller] than previous estimates had led it to expect.
Not show is that the "research" ignored most of the actual necessary training & infrastructure to produce such models, which is known to increase the carbon emissions by two orders of magnitude (i.e. The Verge's 2023 analysis, which is mentioned briefly in The Batch's newsletter)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ae5us6rrnymxs7wm5rms3djf/bafkreidw2ajjeha5tl5ajtxrqm2re7fiig64fegbp6ugdf2u6x2npjlfua)
