Similarly, Drs. npub10s2z3h6wj5nth63pc0ms6ymlztm9lswq9xkat78nrxr7tztu4yesckljew (npub10s2…ljew) & Emma Strubell and others call for transparency about the environmental impact of training and using large models. The Google press release brags about the system being efficient, but gives no information about the actual energy usage, carbon footprint, or water usage, for either training or use of Gemini.
For more on why transparency re environmental impact is so important, check out their visit to the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 pod:
/4
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/13931174-episode-19-the-murky-climate-and-environmental-impact-of-large-language-models-november-6-2023
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2023-12-08 05:05:10
in reply to nevent1q…r5dw
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