• TimothyOilpants@lemmy.ca
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    11 days ago

    Again… I am not in support of corporate owned models running on massive datacenters… Self-hosted models are the way to go.

    My only argument is that AI is not going away, and once enough negative public sentiment is achieved, civilians will DEMAND that the government regulate it. When this happens, self-hosting will cease to be an option and only massive corporations will have the resources to navigate that landscape.

    They will still use AI to displace human workers, they will lobby around any environmental concerns and still consume and pollute, but WE will have no access to any benefit unless we pay for it.

    • mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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      11 days ago

      show me one good upside from all those downsides that justifies it.

      HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO REPEAT MYSELF?

      It’s not going away because twats and useful idiots assume it’s inevitable because someone with a RAFT of financial incentives has convinced you it’s inevitable and you believed them.

      you’re worried about improbable hypotheticals while the whole thing is the issue and it’s cooking the planet

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        11 days ago

        Sure thing Nostradamus… There are a hundred things you do every day that consume more water and power than datacenters… But I’m guessing you haven’t actually looked at any numbers yourself…

        Go off queen!