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Trump and every user of AI generated image services are pedophiles. Yep. you're complicit if you use generators that have CSAM in their databases as most do.
Lower_lifted and every Lemmy user causes climate change. Yep. you’re complicit if you use servers that are powered by fossil fuels as most do.
The amount of energy being spent on any basic social media services is completely dwarfed by what it takes to run generative algorithms.
why on earth am i being downvoted? you really think the energy expenditure required to save and serve text comes anywhere near what it takes to run an LLM?
I didn’t downvote, but while you’re factually correct, you’re missing the point and derailing the debate.
Talk to this guy:
That's where the debate changed to be about Lemmy servers using too much electricity.
Lemmy.ca is probably powered by waterfalls anyway.
You also missed the point that I was clowning on LL for this guilt by association nonsense.