Most of them these days are smart enough to NOT spin their wheels when idle.
replyWell I was thinking mostly of the CPUs. They're just sitting there. It's a waste of power sure, but more importantly it's a waste of a massive amount of useful computation that could have been happening.
replyThat's what the AIs are going to say when they harvest the whole world to make more AIs.
replyIt's still a big waste of compute power. Most of the lifecycle emissions come from manufacturing, not electricity.
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