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		mgraczyk 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Measuring the environmental impact of AI inference Would you say that computers are less efficient now than they were in the 90s because they are more widely used?

jononor 5 months ago [–]

Not less efficient. But the impact on resources usage is still higher. Of course the impact in terms of positive effects is also higher. So the cost/benefit may also have gone up.

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