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by mouse_ 611 days ago
Hypothetically, if this is true and simple as the headline implies -- AI using 95% less power doesn't mean AI will use 95% less power, it means we will do 20x more AI. As long as it's the current fad, we will throw as much power and resources at this as we can physically produce, because our economy depends on constant, accelerating growth.
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True. A laptop power pack wattage is probably pretty much unchanged over 30 years for example.