Training a modest machine-learning model uses more carbon than the manufacturing and lifetime use of five automobiles

Even after all the nuclear accidents and failures, I realize that nuclear power needs to come back. We need to implement safer designs, socialize it’s production, and waste. This will be a stop gap measure until we get fusion online. Energy consumption is not likely to come down. Until then we need to turn the pollution of energy consumption from an externality to and internality with a cost prohibitive carbon tax. We have a meter. We need the tax.

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