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minus-squareMs. ArmoredThirteenlinkfedilink76•4 months agoBillions of queries becoming way more energy intensive for a feature almost nobody asked for, now the default. What the fuck are we even doing
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink13•4 months agoHow? Are they expecting more ad income to offset the energy costs?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•4 months ago“Google, how do I calculate the circumference of a sphere?” “Sign up for online math classes with University of Arizona today!”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•4 months agoProbably injecting ads “naturally” into the conversation.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink15•4 months agoAnd it will hallucinate and give wrong answers
Billions of queries becoming way more energy intensive for a feature almost nobody asked for, now the default. What the fuck are we even doing
Appeasing shareholders and investors.
How? Are they expecting more ad income to offset the energy costs?
“Google, how do I calculate the circumference of a sphere?”
“Sign up for online math classes with University of Arizona today!”
Probably injecting ads “naturally” into the conversation.
And it will hallucinate and give wrong answers