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orthoclad

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6. I have to respectfully wonder

Reply to pat_k (Reply #5)

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 11:11 PM

20 hrs ago

how many megaWatthours and how much water it took to create that analysis, which has unknown accuracy and still requires human research to verify it. This would include the electricity and cooling needed to train the AI, but as an external cost, it's hard to trace.

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