ChatGPT’s growing carbon footprint

Make Me Smart

Marketplace

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4.6 • 5.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Like cryptocurrency mining, running an artificial intelligence system like ChatGPT requires an enormous amount of energy and natural resources. One listener asks: How do large language models and crypto compare? We’ll get into it and answer more of your questions about why we can’t just print more money to solve the debt limit dilemma and why the United Kingdom can block two U.S. companies from merging. Plus, a familiar Kai-ism explained.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

“AI’s carbon footprint is growing. Is it worth it?” from Marketplace

“Ethereum’s “merge” could help clean crypto’s dirty energy reputation” from Marketplace

“Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index” from Digiconomist

“Can a platinum coin solve the debt-ceiling standoff?” from Marketplace

Janet Yellen Dismisses Minting $1 Trillion Coin to Avoid Default from The Wall Street Journal

“Is the Debt Limit Constitutional? Biden Aides Are Debating It.” from The New York Times

“A UK regulator has blocked the Microsoft-Activision merger. But don’t blame it on Brexit.” from Marketplace

“The UK doesn’t want Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal, so what happens next?” from The Verge

“What is Global Compliance and Why Does it Matter?” from Horizons

We want to know what you’d put on a Make Me Smart bingo card. Leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART or write to [email protected].

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