I tried to post this to Reddit but for some reason it keeps getting removed by filters. I normally just lurk on Lemmy but I decided to make an account because I’m so over that stupid platform.

ANYWAY

Last night on my flight home I noticed that the person in front of me was using ChatGPT. I got nosy so I looked closer and found out that they were actually using ChatGPT to write the content for a program of a sustainability and climate conference. They specifically included a section about “dirty” energy sources and the harm that results from energy producers supplying data centers. I was floored.

I am not sure if this was the final product or just a draft, but I find it pretty gross and ironic that the AI that is fueling the climate crisis and responsible for the rapid development of data centers that are doing irreparable damage to local communities and ecosystems is being employed to create the materials for a sustainability conference. Maybe start with looking in the mirror first?

I looked up the company, and turns out this program might be part of a Keynote Livestream that is featuring the Mayor of San Fransisco lol.

  • ZwrtEnglish
    81·
    16 hours ago

    The issue here is using a llm to write protentialy really important documentation that should really be backed by real science.

    The issue is not the obvious hypocrisy.

    This is a variation on the “you said, on an iphone line” ai is everywhere people will use it and can still meaningfully criticize wasting tremendous amount of energy.

    How many of y’all do not eat meat, do not shop online, only consume content from ethical non corporate sources?

    The problem here is the blind confidence people have in these shallow text machines.

    • expr@programming.dev
      8·
      16 hours ago

      Except unlike smartphones that are so ubiquitous and essential for life today, using chatbots is entirely elective and unnecessary.

      Meat is an important source of essential nutrition and eschewing it is a luxury to many people in the world. Online shopping, in this day and age, is very frequently the only way to acquire certain goods we need. It is practically impossible to stay informed as to the state of the world without reading news from corporate sources.

      There is nothing essential or unavoidable about ChatGPT. On the contrary, they and their audience would be much better served by not using it.