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Google's AI-powered search summaries use 10x more energy than a standard Google search | The Hidden Environmental Impact of AI (jacobin.com)

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[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'd rather we give up AI than give up meat or flying. I am not taking a ship half way across the world.

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You do you. But other people may have other priorities.

Anyway, how many times have an user to use an AI to even come close to a single commercial plate through the Atlantic? It may be a freaking lot.

You giving away AI, or even forcing all humandkind to do so, might as well do nothing as far as climate change is concerned.

[–] Ibuthyr@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I still believe there are other priorities over one trip every couple of years. Flight is one of the greatest achievements of humanity and I firmly believe it is important to visit other cultures.

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure about that. I live in a country that is suffering a lot because of tourism. And I'm not very fond of it.

Sometimes I prefer that people would just read our Wikipedia page instead of coming here.

[–] Ibuthyr@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 4 months ago

I gather from your comments that you live in Spain, right? You guys suffer from all the 20€ flights going there from other European countries. At those prices you'll mostly encounter human trash (I know this because I'm from Germany and the the majority of Germans visiting Spain are morons), so I feel with you. These cheap flights need to stop. I'd like to see the kerosene taxed fully for European flights. Have the prices be something to think about.

[–] markon@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's great if you can afford it. If you can afford to fly even a couple times a year you're pretty privileged. I can't, and I'm still privileged.

[–] Ibuthyr@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 months ago

I can't either. My wife is a teacher and we have a child. We can't vacation in the off-seasons. We both have great jobs. So if we get to fly, it's something special. And I don't want that taken away to be honest. Using airplanes like taxis however (e.g. Ryan Air)? That's just not a good thing to do to the environment.