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codr7
9 months ago
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AlphaEvolve: A Gemini-powered coding agent for des...
Faster, yes; more efficiently...I guess that's why they're funding nuclear plants then?
AndrewKemendo
9 months ago
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Yes. Electrical power generation, transmission and transformation into work is more efficient, per labor unit, than using a human.
UltraSane
9 months ago
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GPUs are VASTLY more energy efficient than humans!
pms
8 months ago
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I don't know what you mean exactly, but it seems false. The human brain uses about 20 watts of power. A GPU uses more.
UltraSane
8 months ago
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I mean when taking into account all energy it takes to raise and educate a human and keep them alive.
codr7
8 months ago
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Then we have to factor in all the crap we pull to build GPUs as well.
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