On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 03:32:45PM +0200, Magnus Viernickel via ghc-devs wrote: > Technological improvements increasing the efficiency of a resource do not > lead to a fall but to a rise in total consumption of that resources. > > That's a well-known effect. See e.g. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox.
Yes indeed. I do not dispute that the amount of energy going into AI usages is increasing both in relative and absolute terms. > > But how much? > > There are countless projections and surveys like the one shared by Andrei. > We fortunately do not have to rely on bloggers with no considerable > qualification in that area. That's good to hear, and I would welcome someone making a numeric claim and backing it up with citations. I think that would be a valuable contribution to the discussion here. To be clear: *I* am not trying to make a claim, nor refute someone else's claim. I am pointing out that no such claim has been made precise nor substantiated in this discussion! If someone believes strongly that AI energy use should be factored into GHC's LLM policy then the responsibility is theirs to make a precise and substantiated claim. If claims about AI energy usage are not precise and substantiated then I don't see why they should factor into the policy decision. Tom _______________________________________________ ghc-devs mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
