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		UltraSane 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AlphaEvolve: A Gemini-powered coding agent for des... GPUs are VASTLY more energy efficient than humans!

pms 8 months ago [–]

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 | [–]

I mean when taking into account all energy it takes to raise and educate a human and keep them alive.

codr7 8 months ago | | [–]

Then we have to factor in all the crap we pull to build GPUs as well.

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