ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 3 days agoImagine not being able to shower, because AI slop generator machines need that water!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square257fedilinkarrow-up11.5Karrow-down110
arrow-up11.49Karrow-down1imageImagine not being able to shower, because AI slop generator machines need that water!lemmy.worldZILtoid1991@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square257fedilink
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·3 days agoOh ok. So they’ll put the water back once the models are trained?
minus-squarePatches@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up17·3 days agoNo they will just train more models. Do you ever pay attention? The line must always go up. NO DOWN.
minus-squareFaceDeer@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 days agoThat is how water use works, yes. The water goes back into the environment and is later reused. Also, there’s a good chance the AIs are not being trained in the same facilities that they’re later being run in. Different sorts of work is being done.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days agoNot necessarily. Some ground water is ancient “fossil water” and won’t replenish. At least not before a very long time.
minus-squarePatches@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-23 days agoBack into the environment, yes. Back into Arlen, Texas water supplies?.. M a y b e? You don’t start limiting residential showers unless running the well dry is a possibility.
Oh ok. So they’ll put the water back once the models are trained?
No they will just train more models. Do you ever pay attention?
The line must always go up. NO DOWN.
That is how water use works, yes. The water goes back into the environment and is later reused.
Also, there’s a good chance the AIs are not being trained in the same facilities that they’re later being run in. Different sorts of work is being done.
Not necessarily. Some ground water is ancient “fossil water” and won’t replenish. At least not before a very long time.
Back into the environment, yes.
Back into Arlen, Texas water supplies?.. M a y b e?
You don’t start limiting residential showers unless running the well dry is a possibility.