Thread: How AI art killed an indie book cover contest
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Old 06-13-2023, 10:17 AM   #26
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Originally Posted by Quoth View Post
It depends on the kind and scale of AI. An image that can only be produced by a system hosted and trained in a datacenter may use 1000s of times the energy of an "AI" plugin running on your own computer.
Note, I'm not just making up opinions, but what I've written on the subject is based on decades of programming, R&D, study of AI or Expert Systems and research of more technical websites, not hype gasping media.

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Let's take the worst case: a system hosted and trained in a datacenter. How does that compare to the ecological effects of an artist professionally trained and producing without the tools. If you are talking about training, don't forget the cost of all the "training" going into an artist.
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