alt Hacker NewsIf it's emissions they worry about, then it's anything emitting.
Are they against washing machines too? Or are they just grandfathered in?
If it's emissions they worry about, then it's anything emitting.
Are they against washing machines too? Or are they just grandfathered in?
This is literally why the EU mandates appliance energy efficiency.
It's never a binary thing. "Is using energy good or bad?" is a stupid question which can only provide stupid answers. It has to be placed in the context of whether it's proportionate to benefit.
Things which burn a lot of energy for little benefit - and in the case of AI, often negative benefit - end up more towards the "bad".