Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says we should go all in on building AI data centers because 'we are never going to meet our climate goals anyway'
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says we should go all in on building AI data centers because 'we are never going to meet our climate goals anyway'
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that AI is advancing so fast, and requires so much energy, that there is no way to keep up with climate goals.
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Another billionaire tech founder demonstrating that these are exactly the people who need to be kept as far away as possible from positions of influence in our society.
Even ignoring the selfish elitist tone, this is like saying "things won't be perfect, so why even try?" I hate defeatism, especially when it harms all of us.
Its probably not defeatism, just a billionaire tech sociopath trying to pump his investments in data centers.
These Google guys are such a disappointment. They could’ve done something inspirational, but what have they done?
Been evil
Be honest, Eric. "We should go all in on harmful bullshit because I make money from it."
"Be evil" - Google Man
Maybe he is just preparing the world for other lifeforms?
Would be a shame if someone sunk his yacht
Untangle him from the electricity grid
I'll call the orcas
Did he also say "And do not quote me" the same way he did when he told people to just steal what they want and hire lawyers to clean up the mess if they were successful?
It's easier to apologise than ask permission.
/s
"It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to ask permission" was coined by Admiral Grace Hopper for use in a very different context. It is intended to mean that, when dealing with a beaurocracy like the military, it is often easier to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.
She certainly wouldn't have intended for it to be used in the context of theft.
Currently getting coffee, Viking Hippie says Eric Schmidt should go fuck himself with a rusty rail spike and keep his garbage opinions to himself.
Take a long walk off a short pier, Eric.
And if AI decided that the fastest way to make a difference with climate change was to guillotine all the billionaires, he'd be on board? Because I can save all that spend and tell him right now that removing that number of super polluters who consistently lobby against environmental protections would make a noticeable impact.
Plus Elon and Sergey and Jeff said they’re totally leaving room for me in the domed city while the space ark is being built.
This is a sensationalized title. As always - nobody ever reads the bloody articles. What he actually said was
we're not going to hit the climate goals anyway because we're not organized to do it.
Is he that wrong? Do you think we actually are organized enough?
According to your own quote here the headline is not sensationalized.
"Because it's a universal technology, and because it's the arrival of an alien intelligence… we may make mistakes with respect to how it's used, but I can assure you that we're not going to get there through conservation."
I can't understand what he's saying, even though it's in english. Did AI mean Alien Intelligence all this time?
That part also confused me. Does he really think text prediction is intelligence?