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by codr7 397 days ago
Faster, yes; more efficiently...I guess that's why they're funding nuclear plants then?
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AndrewKemendo 397 days ago
Yes. Electrical power generation, transmission and transformation into work is more efficient, per labor unit, than using a human.
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UltraSane 397 days ago
GPUs are VASTLY more energy efficient than humans!
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pms 391 days ago
I don't know what you mean exactly, but it seems false. The human brain uses about 20 watts of power. A GPU uses more.
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UltraSane 387 days ago
I mean when taking into account all energy it takes to raise and educate a human and keep them alive.
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codr7 386 days ago
Then we have to factor in all the crap we pull to build GPUs as well.
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