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[–] Zink@programming.dev 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

But why do all that work when I can just add a few words to my prompt and let the AI burn through more energy than it would have taken to drive myself to the zoo?

[–] REDACTED 1 points 1 week ago

Genuinely curious - how much one generation do you think consumes in terms of energy?

[–] lime@feddit.nu 1 points 1 week ago

that's an error in the range of multiple orders of magnitude and you know it