This is amazing that it's possible and works, but I wonder if the electricity cost is sustainable in the long run.
For handicapped people who depend on tools like this for accessibility, it's justified, but I wouldn't use it myself if it uses too much power.
I'm sure OpenAI and friends love operating at a loss until everyone uses their products, then enshittify or raise prices, like Netflix, Microsoft, Google, etc., but CO2 emissions can't be easily reversed.
I'd be glad to listen to other points of view though, maybe everything we do on computers is already bad for the environment anyway and comparing which one pollutes more is vain, idk.
For handicapped people who depend on tools like this for accessibility, it's justified, but I wouldn't use it myself if it uses too much power.
I'm sure OpenAI and friends love operating at a loss until everyone uses their products, then enshittify or raise prices, like Netflix, Microsoft, Google, etc., but CO2 emissions can't be easily reversed.
I'd be glad to listen to other points of view though, maybe everything we do on computers is already bad for the environment anyway and comparing which one pollutes more is vain, idk.