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OLED maybe but small micros are now so cheap and so small that they're negligible.
Battery is probably still the biggest environmental impact.
I would say that excludes him lying when writing or typing, but I'm not sure he's capable of doing so without speaking aloud so it's moot.
If the umbrella dissolves, it's still in the drink. Just a different kind of 'in'.
It doesn't look like she regrets transitioning, only discussing it with media at that age.
Didn't realise she was trans.
As long as you're being consistent, not just reacting to enemy-of-the-week.
When did I ever say that?
The point being made seems to be that the distribution network doesn't need upgrading for AI loads, but does need upgrading if you want to charge EVs at peak times. That's accurate. Nothing more, nothing less.
Distribution network != the grid.
Elon is absolutely an asshole.
To clarify, I'm not trying to broadly defend generative AI. I'm arguing that it's not so inherently evil that not only should people should quit their job for moral reasons rather than be involved with it, but others should shun them if they merely use it as a tool for their work (not even developing it). Even if that means unemployment and even if the work is physically/mentally perfectly fine otherwise.
People usually reserve that level of disgust for things like slavery, arms manufacturing, or direct pollution. Not e.g. airline pilots burning a shit-tonne of oil, which then pollutes.
Re labour: I don't like the idea that automating jobs out of existence is inherently bad. That way lies NJ-style can't-pump-your-own-gas laws, or railways required to double/triple-crew trains decades after the practical need was gone. A long-term goal of society should (IMO) be to reduce the need for employment.
Inadequate unemployment coverage is a somewhat separate issue and region-dependent. If you want to have make-work jobs, there's a lot of more fulfilling jobs more valuable to society than writing office boilerplate.
This isn't a situation where some rural town's main source of employment is suddenly disappearing, either.
Re copyright: I find the level of overlap between pro-piracy and anti-AI people mildly amusing. If you take 'information wants to be free' as a base assumption, generative AI is pretty compatible with that. Attribution remains an issue, but mostly for 'art' applications.
Should the companies involved be prosecuted for intentional mass violation of copyright for profit? Yes. Does that extend to every use of every tool? Not so much.
So you're attacking people who eat meat or take intercontinental holidays with the same level of vitriol? If not, why not?
Getting the energy to/from the storage can still be a big issue. You potentially even end up double-storing it.
cows with guns
"Penny wise, pound foolish"
"Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves"
Love contradictory sayings.
That said, focusing on long term only, or short term only, will both fail.
Same goes for only looking at small expenses or only worrying about big expenditure.