Generative AI has sparked a tremendous backlash across the internet, as the early promise of the technology has been overshadowed by the wide range of problems it has introduced.
It’s true that no artist was asked if their work could be used to train these models. But even if the courts rule in favor of the machines, the practical application of the technology doesn’t seem worth the cost.
Generative AI is incredibly energy-intensive, surprisingly labor-intensive, and requires constant input — annotation — from human workers to keep it functional, lest it spiral into hallucinogenic nonsense.
Using ChatGPT for a playful Q&A session consumes an absurd amount of water; exchanging a mere 20 questions with the text generator is akin to pouring a 500ml bottle of clean freshwater down the drain.
Leave a reply