• Ms. ArmoredThirteen
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    Billions of queries becoming way more energy intensive for a feature almost nobody asked for, now the default. What the fuck are we even doing

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      Appeasing shareholders and investors.

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        How? Are they expecting more ad income to offset the energy costs?

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          “Google, how do I calculate the circumference of a sphere?

          “Sign up for online math classes with University of Arizona today!

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          Probably injecting ads “naturally” into the conversation.

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      And it will hallucinate and give wrong answers