It's a bit demoralizing how many suggestions in this thread would have significant environmental effects beyond what large scale AI training already has.
I'm talking about the above proposals (albiet hypothetical) to either cover a pole of our planet in solar and other ocean based proposals--not solar in general.
It's a bit demoralizing people talk about AI training as if it were even 1/100th the environmental impact of the personal automobile or frequent airplane trips
dzhiurgis|9 months ago
Something like 2/3rds of sunshine is already being absorbed by oceans. How much solar power do humans harvest? A billionth?
jamessinghal|9 months ago
smus|9 months ago