The internet is responsible for about as much pollution as the airline industry.
Sure, in absolute terms, but that is a naive way to look at things. Rather, ask yourself, has the rise of computing also led to efficiency gains across many industries which offset this?
Should we be more concerned that training the large ML models produce as much pollution as 10 cars over their entire lifetime. Will the near-term costs create even greater savings in the long-run?
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Sure, in absolute terms, but that is a naive way to look at things. Rather, ask yourself, has the rise of computing also led to efficiency gains across many industries which offset this?
Should we be more concerned that training the large ML models produce as much pollution as 10 cars over their entire lifetime. Will the near-term costs create even greater savings in the long-run?