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An AI model takes about 100 to 150 MW to be trained.

A human at rest used ~100Wh, up to 400Wh for an elite athlete under effort.

So 20 years at 200Wh (I'm being generous here) ends up being 35MW, still cheaper, and inference is still at under 200Wh!



The reductionism and comparison of a human life to a corporate product is disgusting but it's valuable to see how they truly see the world they are creating.

Their idea of a person's value seems to be less than the communist soviets at this point, nothing but work units.


It was meant tongue in cheek, if we're doing wild comparisons, I might as well do one.


How much energy does it take to feed, clothe, house, entertain, and transport that human to 18? Probably $500K worth.


How much does it take to build data centers to house the inferencing, and an the involved logistics, infrastructure setup, bribery, marketing, and organisational structure behind it. Easily in the hundred billions.


> Probably $500K worth.

What life standards do you have!?




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