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Lisa Yin Han
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Media Scholar in the Wild | Assistant Prof at Pitzer College | Studying oceans, energy, and tech 🍉
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Even when asked specifically only about environmental harm, the output ends with a reorientation away from that topic ("But there are a lot of efforts to stop this!") and a suggestion for the user to investigate those proposed solutions.
May 17, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Prompt: What are the environmental dangers of generative AI?
Summary: The carbon footprint of generative AI is significant due to energy-intensive training and massive inference demand. Without conscious management, generative AI could contribute noticeably to global carbon emissions. But advances in efficiency, renewable energy, and smarter AI design are helping reduce this footprint. If you want, I can share more detailed numbers, or examples of efforts to green AI. Would that be useful?
May 17, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Prompt: What is the long term climate impact on AI?
Summary: Climate change poses risks to AI’s physical and operational ecosystem. AI development might be forced to become more sustainable and energy-efficient. AI can be a powerful tool to fight climate change but also risks worsening it if energy use isn’t managed responsibly. Do you want to dive deeper into any of these points? Or maybe explore how AI can specifically help in climate adaptation?
May 17, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Wow this was a fascinating and terrifying thread Sarah, I think you should write the paper!
May 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM