HootinNHollerinMar 13

5 second AI video for 3.4 Mega Joules of energy

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/65291919

Show threadramenshamanMar 13
3.4 megajoules = 944 watt hours
Show threadspongebueMar 13
Thank you for the conversion. We have a common unit for electrical energy already, and megajoules is not it. Trying to make it sound like a bigger number by changing the unit only muddies the waters and honestly makes me slightly less sympathetic to the issue.
Show threadeleijeepMar 13

Seriously?

Joules are the SI unit for energy measurement. 1 Joule = 1 Watt second, so 3600 Joules = 1 Watt Hour

They teach this in middle school.

Show threadramenshaman
Yeah, that’s true, but joules typically isn’t used today. When people talk about energy consumption it’s almost always in watts or watt-hours. I’ve seen/heard people use joules less than 5 times since college.
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Show threadgandalf_der_12teMar 14
a human consumes about 8 MJ of chemical energy per day.
Show threadqueermunist she/herMar 14
Okay Sam Altman.
Show threadgandalf_der_12teMar 14

that’s not what i meant.

now they have heard it 6 times used.

Show threadqueermunist she/herMar 14
Oh! Well, Sam Altman basically used this to try to defend AI energy usage. Training a human takes a lot of energy and water, after all. I don’t think he realized this made him sound like a fucking supervillain.