| An LLM isn’t a substitute for a lamp, it’s an irrelevant comparison. |
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| Yes, using a lamp would require more than not. You want to look at half the e… |
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| You’re trying to argue that doing more computation on a computer takes less ener… |
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| No it’s correct, doing anything takes energy. It always takes more energy to do… |
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| So you don't actually want to calculate it, lol. Backing out and calling names… |
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| You said the LLM used more than not using it. That's wrong, because when don't… |
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| I feel like I’m arguing with an idiot. |
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| I already responded to that point, by saying that the machine would need to be … |
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| Dude, don’t quote me if you’re not going to read the whole sentence I wrote. |
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| Do you not see how what I just said invalidates the entire point you’ve been tr… |
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| lol, you went from "it's obvious" to realizing the truth quickly. … |
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| So you realized the MacBook being left on for 15 more minutes made it a landsli… |
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| Even if using an LLM takes less energy than using a laptop, if you have to have … |
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| I don’t understand why you’re not really understanding the point I’m making. Us… |
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| It's not hard to calculate, so let's do that instead of just saying it's the ca… |
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| You have a habit of saying it's bad, without actually pointing out errors. We… |
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| It’s still more energy. You’re trying to argue something that’s just obviously n… |
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| And? You’re not going to use an LLM with your MacBook turned off now are you? |
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| You’re not really making a good argument. |
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| I did. The cost of using an LLM several times is going to be much, much less t… |
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| Are you having trouble following the conversation? We were comparing the elect… |
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| Just make your argument. |
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| How much electricity do you think it takes to use an LLM per query? |
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| I’m not avoiding admitting I’m wrong, I’m not admitting I’m wrong because I’m n… |
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| You're changing the subject to avoid admitting you're wrong. Using an LLM cons… |
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| What’s the value in generating an essay? You don’t learn anything by doing that… |
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| Which would mean writing it yourself uses even more electricity... |
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| No, that's not true. |
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| It’s not going to be an essay worth reading unless you edit it for more than te… |
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| Writing an essay yourself on a Mac still uses less power than writing an essay … |
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| Generating an essay uses significantly less electricity than leaving your Mac o… |
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| People write essays themselves on their Mac. |
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| A human brain uses 20 watts of power, a MacBook charger user 140 watts. |
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| Leaving a lamp on for an hour to write uses more electricity than multiple LLM … |
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| That still takes more energy than it would if you just wrote it yourself. Your … |
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| It means we don't need call centers, and people driving their vehicles out to t… |
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| You could run a model on your own computer that writes essays and it would use … |
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| It really doesn’t make sense either because AI data centers haven’t resulted in … |
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| Do you require a gas turbine to write an essay? |
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| Now do the human workers, how do they compare? |
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| https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/07/03/musks-xai-gets-permit-for-turbines-to-po… |
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| you know what I meant silly little cockgoblin. it doesn't take away the poin… |
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| Honestly I don’t think anybody reads anything anymore. |
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| Empathy isn't the same thing as compassion. |
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| What a wonderful thing that the Bible is a fragmented and obtuse read. Fortu… |
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| It’s legitimately kinda goofy. |
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| One time on the internet I tried asking a self identified white Christian natio… |
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| They’re not Christian because they’re usually also on the (heretical) pros… |
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