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There is a connection, but I don't think it's a satisfying one.
There's some thought that neural networks would take less power consumption if they were on analog chips. So yeah, it's for LLMs to get bigger. Reducing CO2 emissions by not doing LLM slop is apparently off the table.
Not to be argumentative, but has this ever been something the consumer market has done with an emerging “core” technology? I don’t see how this was ever realistically on the table.
AI slop is an unfortunate fact of life at this point. If it’s inevitable, we may as well make it as not terrible as possible.
That's what regulations are for. We've been asking for CO2 regulations for decades, but the argument is almost always "we can't reduce dirty energy production until we have enough power to replace it all without downscaling." Then they invent stuff like crypto to drain any excess power. That crashed, then AI suddenly appears to drain it. I'm convinced it's all a conspiracy to keep dirty energy companies profitable. The timing is just too convenient.
That’s what I mean though. Convincing users to not use LLMs as a way to reduce CO2 is a fools errand. It will never work. So we should focus on something that can actually move the needle, like speeding up the move to a fully green grid.