Commentator argues AI energy use per user is as modest as making one CD

Andy Masley pushes back on AI energy criticism, arguing the debate misses the denominator: per-user emissions from training are modest, roughly equivalent to manufacturing one physical CD per user.

2026-09-07 ~ 2026-09-07 · 2 related posts

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