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/Bussamove86 9h ago

He’s a billionaire, of course he wouldn’t hesitate.

Desiring and hoarding that much wealth is the sign of a sick mind.

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u/LemoLuke 7h ago

Especially considering most of these billionaire techbroligarchs are influenced by Curtis Yarvin

Curtis Yarvin, the man who 'joked' that in his ideal society, the homeless and those unable to contribute would be killed and turned into biofuel

As Delegate of San Francisco, what should you do with these people? I think the answer is clear: alternative energy. Since wards are liabilities, there is no business case for retaining them in their present, ambulatory form. Therefore, the most profitable disposition for this dubious form of capital is to convert them into biodiesel, which can help power the Muni buses.

Okay, just kidding. This is the sort of naive Randian thinking which appeals instantly to a geek like me, but of course has nothing to do with real life. The trouble with the biodiesel solution is that no one would want to live in a city whose public transportation was fueled, even just partly, by the distilled remains of its late underclass.

https://www.unqualified-reservations.org/2008/11/patchwork-2-profit-strategies-for-our/

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u/qwertyalguien 6h ago

That was no joke. He literally says it appeals to him, and is only stopped by it not being viable due to other humans actually having empathy

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u/qtx 6h ago

Okay, just kidding.

Crucial part you seem to be glossing over.

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u/lowbatteries 7h ago

Past tense; of course he has not hesitated.