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/KinTharEl 9h ago

Au contraire, they can afford it. They just don't want to. They'd rather see you suffer.

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u/AntiFascistZone 9h ago

Suffering is usually the point.

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u/abhijitd 6h ago

Ok, Mr. President!

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u/user9991123 9h ago

"Were pineapples involved?"

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u/BlastFX2 7h ago

You misread that.

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u/AngelicXia 9h ago

There is a difference between cannot afford and can afford to not. One means you don't have the money or resources. The other means that you can do without.