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ijm

@simon I'm surprised by the % saying they disagree with the ethics when *prototyping*; thats interesting.

28 August at 18:59 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mathstodon.xyz
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Simon Willison

@ijm my guess is that a lot of that could be about the energy usage and environmental impact, as illustrated by this recent thread toot.cafe/@baldur/113017028974

28 August at 19:07 | Open on fedi.simonwillison.net
Simon Willison

@ijm and to be honest, “it’s just for the prototype” as an ethical workaround doesn’t hold up when if the prototype is any good the chances are quite a bit of it will end up used in the final product

28 August at 19:11 | Open on fedi.simonwillison.net
ijm

@simon Ah, I was thinking of the workforce ethics - many don't have the resources to expend on a 'risky' prototype.
Interesting thread, which probably also relates to a paper I just read on where the compute is being done (doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/8yp7z)
Now I'm wonder if anyone has yet tried to do a full co2 footprint for a slow-traditional-prototype vs a fast-with-ai-prototype.

28 August at 19:27 | Open on mathstodon.xyz
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