• Nangijala@feddit.dk
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    4 days ago

    And Google would never lie about how much energy a prompt costs, right?

    Especially not since they have an invested interest in having people use their AI products, right?

    • ayyy@sh.itjust.works
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      4 days ago

      That’s not really Google’s style when it comes to data center whitepapers. They did, however, omit all information about training energy use.

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      4 days ago

      … They’re kind of governed by law about what things they’re allowed to tell their stockholders.

      And before you try to say otherwise, yes, laws that protect the ownership class are still being enforced.