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0 pointsechelon2y ago0 comments

Meanwhile AI is moving mountains and taking everyone's breath away.

Crypto is a waste of GPUs.

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I disagree, outside of tech, I don't think many people are excited about AI. The public perception is primarily negative: now, threatens my reality (deepfakes), soon, threatens my job, long-term, threatens humanity (i.e. SkyNet)

infamouscow2y ago

Bitcoin miners are far more savvy about the economics of running GPU/ASIC computation than every single AI startup. The miners figured out and perfected this kind of compute over a decade ago and are chomping at the bit to purchase high-end GPUs at firesale prices when these AI startups fail.

Also, most people outside of the tech bubble don't give a shit about AI and think it's a novelty, especially when they're struggling to pay their bills. There's also a minority scared to death AI will eliminate an unprecedented number of jobs across virtually every sector of the economy.

The Bitcoin folks are at least trying to fix money so people can afford things that cannot anymore because of inflation.

foinker2y ago

I am firmly in the tech bubble and think AI is a novelty in its present state. ChatGPT is a fucking idiot. That said, so is everyone who thinks cryptobros are "trying to fix money". They're trying to fix the problem of themselves not having your money yet.

jakupovic2y ago

So we should stay at status quo, with governments stealing from regular people because they control money supply? Same would have happened if we listened to our Nobel laureate Krugman poo-pooing internet at early stages and comparing internet to better faxing? You don't propose an alternative but say crypto no good because I say so.

Simple advice bolster your argument with something concrete rather than pointless statements you invented on the spot.

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yao4202y ago

What are miners doing with GPU’s?

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