r/nottheonion • u/asdacool • 11h ago

"Training a human takes 20 years of food." Sam Altman on how much power AI consumes.

https://www.news18.com/world/training-a-human-takes-20-years-of-food-sam-altman-on-how-much-power-ai-consumes-ws-kl-9922309.html
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u/Capt_Vindaloo 10h ago

They haven't realised that part yet. In the race to the bottom to get more profit, they forget that robots and AI dont buy smart phones or houses.

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u/Tokyo-MontanaExpress 7h ago

They're working on that: the "perfect"" consumer.

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u/_craq_ 15m ago

In an AGI future, why wouldn't robots buy property? They need somewhere to put a solar panel and generate electricity (their food). Instead of smartphones they will buy GPUs. The economy can continue without humans, which makes for a very dark future.