morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoThese AI generated pics are becoming impossible to spotdiscuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square131fedilinkarrow-up11.15Karrow-down120
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minus-squarelugal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoYes and no. Generating images instead of not generating images? Increases global warming Generating vacation images instead of flying to vacation? Net benefit
minus-squareBluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months ago Create 1,000 images with a model like Stable Diffusion XL, and you’ve produced as much carbon dioxide as driving just over four miles in a gas-powered car, according to the researchers Melissa spoke to. I would say that compares maybe be wrong. https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/05/23/1092777/ai-is-an-energy-hog-this-is-what-it-means-for-climate-change/
Yes and no.
Generating images instead of not generating images? Increases global warming
Generating vacation images instead of flying to vacation? Net benefit
I would say that compares maybe be wrong.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/05/23/1092777/ai-is-an-energy-hog-this-is-what-it-means-for-climate-change/
How, that’s scary, thanks!