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AI Energy Consumption is Out of Control: Who’s to Blame?
Finding a Balance Between Corporate and Personal Eco-Responsibility
Remember when we were all told that, in order to save the turtles, we needed to switch to those horrible paper straws that dissolve the second they encounter liquid? We were drinking iced lattes peppered with chunks of soggy cardboard at the same time that . While I took the time to learn what all of those recycling numbers on food packages meant and meticulously sorted my garbage accordingly, . It seems like we as individuals are scolded regularly for how we’re not doing enough to prevent the climate crisis, while there remain few barriers for large corporations to pollute to their hearts’ content.
When we consider the environmental cost imposed by the rise of Generative AI (GAI), we do have a responsibility to consume within our limits. That said, it can feel like there’s nothing our individual choices will do in the grand scheme of things. Companies like OpenAI can act as a steamroller…
