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The ugly truth behind ChatGPT: AI is guzzling resources at planet-eating rates (www.theguardian.com)

Despite its name, the infrastructure used by the “cloud” accounts for more global greenhouse emissions than commercial flights. In 2018, for instance, the 5bn YouTube hits for the viral song Despacito used the same amount of energy it would take to heat 40,000 US homes annually....

zepplenzap ,

I think you are vastly over estimating how many developers are using GitHub Copilot.

zepplenzap ,

Sorry, I'm not seeing how your source is helping your argument.

The line I'm responding to is

"This is absolutely false. GitHub Copilot (and it's competitors) alone are already actively helping and assisting virtually every software developer around the world."

While your source says:
"The majority of respondents (76%) let us know they are using or are planning to use AI code assistants. "

An un scientific survey (aka not random) which it's self claims the 75% of people who respond used OR ARE PLANNING ON USING (aka, not use it yet), does not equal virtually every developer.

Also wasn't stack overflow recently getting bad press for selling content to AI companies? Something that pissed large parts of the developer community? Something that would make developers not happy with AI not take the survey?

Anyway, have a great day, and enjoy your AI assistant.

zepplenzap ,

Assuming these are messages from the businesses customers, in what world would it be sane NOT to listen and respond to your customers?

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