material constraints of ai
How much energy does using transformers (genAI) actually take?
How bad is it for the environment?
what is the environmental impact of GenAI compared to other types of computation?
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title: Material Constraints Of Ai title: material constraints of ai
title: Material Constraints Of Ai permalink: /notes/material-constraints-of-ai/ visibility: public description: |- How much energy does using transformers (genAI) actually take? How bad is it for the environment? what is the environmental impact of GenAI compared to other updated: '2025-10-20T22:34:14.459Z'
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