i have been using ai photo filters (1 Viewer)

Harmony_Starz said:

please dont use ai, especially not chatgpt and generative ai, its really bad for the environment andits more beautiful when you do it yourself

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Harmony_Starz said:

please dont use ai, especially not chatgpt and generative ai, its really bad for the environment andits more beautiful when you do it yourself

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centen said:

Some sources:

• https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/tools-tips/environmental-impact-ai
• https://www.wri.org/insights/us-data-center-growth-impacts

Here is a nice bullet point list from the first link, and I added in some additional details from the second link:

• A single generative AI text query consumes energy at four or five times the magnitude of a typical search engine request.
• Generating a single image using AI consumes the same amount of energy as charging a phone to full power.
• Training one large AI model consumes nearly five times the lifetime emissions of the average American car.
• Data centers—giant warehouses filled with endless rows of computer servers that are continuously working to complete tasks—used 4 percent of total U.S. electricity in 2023, and that number is expected to jump 7–12 percent in the next three years alone. A single AI data center consumes as much electricity as powering 100,000 homes; many of the larger ones currently being built are expected to demand 20x that.
• Large data centers consume as much as 5 million gallons daily, and by 2028, AI data centers are expected to require 32 billion gallons annually.

Separately from how AI is bad for the environment, it's also terrible for the people who live near these data centers (and effectively end up trapped there, since no one in their right mind would deliberately choose to buy a home there over literally anywhere else). They emit a constant noise level, which is literally crazy making. Small generators at these facilities alone can generate 85 decibels constantly, which is enough to damage hearing.

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Chiara said:

shame on you for using AI! you should use your brain more often and AI less often. I'm sorry, but I'm with Harmony on this.

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centen said:

We're all always learning.


Relevant xkcd:

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Harmony_Starz said:

w

we're always learning

yayy!

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uran said:

Only filters ive used are colour ones and the unholy ones in korean selfie apps

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