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This is how we grow and empower each other, don't be afraid to speak up, ask questions. Your posts and comments make a difference. We can all learn from each other. I think recycling can bring us together to create a better future.
How much water did it take to generate that Ai image?
Using Ai would be the opposite of recycling in my book.
I'm not sure, do you know? It was free for me, maybe you can ask Google. I'm using it as a tool to spread awareness.
500ml water per question to ChatGPT. Images use more. That is not free.
“Spreading awareness of recycling” by using Ai that is an environmental disaster….
https://news.mit.edu/2025/explained-generative-ai-environmental-impact-0117
https://www.forbes.com/sites/cindygordon/2024/02/25/ai-is-accelerating-the-loss-of-our-scarcest-natural-resource-water/
https://www.newser.com/story/371879/ai-data-centers-are-thirsty-just-ask-the-neighbors.html
Just stealing a picture from an artist would destroy the environment less.
Stop using Ai if you care about the environment!
How much water does it take for a human to do that art work for me? How much water did it take you to reply to my comment?
It is okay to not know that AI uses significant amounts of water - I don't think a reasonable person would be angry if you just held up your hands and said you weren't aware.
No I know, but people still eat beef and I've told them to stop and they didn't care. So when people tell me to stop using AI I don't care, because at least I'm spreading awareness rather than simply doing something that benefits myself.
I'm not quite sure I follow the logic here. It's definitely frustrating when you point out the various ways the meat industry is harmful to the planet and people don't care and continue to eat beef... But I'm not sure I see the connection between that and you choosing to use a technology that uses significant amounts of water when there are alternatives that use less.
Your words are what you're really using to spread awareness here, the AI image is not as effective as the things you can say and honestly is more likely to drive people away than bring them in, because it sort of undermines your foundations.
The AI image got you to reply didn't it?
lol
Do you actually care about the environment and recycling or do you just want a platform to post Ai slop?
Good, then help me do that? Or are you just going to tell me to stop? Because I'm not going to.
So you’ll continue to guzzle water and destroy the environment? What is your goal?
DuckDuckGo offers Ai free image search.
Any of these images didn’t exploit the planet to generate slop.
Just keep complaining, maybe something will change.
Making excuses for yourself destroying the environment some more eh 😂
Now that you are aware of the environmental disaster Ai is. You should act better. You know like the thing you are trying to achieve here.
You should make better choices and stop using Ai slop that goes directly against your apparent goal of being pro environment and raising awareness of recycling.
Your entire argument is weak because the alternative consumes water as well.
This meme came to mind it made me laugh
lol are you 12?
Do you not fathom how using Ai slop that literally is worse for the environment than cryptocurrency might go against your goal here?