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Microsoft's carbon emissions up nearly 30% thanks to AI (www.theregister.com)
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[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Repeat after me: This. present. hype. is. not. A.I. By parroting the marketing bullshit, it doesn't become less false. Large Language Models are just glorified pattern matching and everyone who calls them AI is a dumb fuck.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's called AI even if it isn't artificial intelligence, it's unfortunately how language works. Like how literally has been redefined to mean figuratively.

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It’s called AI even if it isn’t artificial intelligence, it’s unfortunately how language works.

Only for people for whom words don't have meanings. There is nothing "intelligent" about pattern matching. As I said - only dumbfucks call it "A.I." and we shouldn't regurgitate the verbal diarrhea of marketing idiots.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

You can be upset about it, it doesn't change the fact that it IS called AI. Also the meaning of words change constantly.

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't make it not a disruptive technology

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

True. But it makes the 30% extra carbon emissions even worse: Ruining our climate for something that isn't even AI. Not that ruining it for anything should be on the table.