Honestly, I’m glad you care about the environment enough to criticize me for mitigating the issue. You’re right for a lot of points AI is probably a little closer to running a microwave than gaming for pre-existing models, but either is far better than leaving your car idling for the same time. My point was more that people don’t seem to have good a sense of the scale of the effect. You’re also right that a lot of people are rushing to use more AI in stupid pointless wasteful ways that will cause mass waste for no good reason, but again perspective: the vast majority of people don’t agree with the fuckcars communities and there’s really no denying that the mass adoption of personal vehicles has been, is, and will continue to be far worse than AI. Unless, perhaps, if some moron hooks an AI up to nukes – but in that case I’d still be pissed at the moron. I agree that AI sucks for the environment, and it’s fair to dislike me mitigating it. My point is more about the consistency of the criticism compared to other things in the discussion of what is worth what.