Becca Beutel
@bbeutel.bsky.social
she/her | PhD Candidate in Physical Oceanography @eoas.ubc.ca, but described as a marine biologist by my friends & family
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Also Great White Shark by Big Thief! (they seem to really like sharks)
September 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Also Great White Shark by Big Thief! (they seem to really like sharks)
Reposted by Becca Beutel
I'll note that the estimate Sam Altman quotes falls between our estimates for the smallest and largest text models that we looked at. (For more, our full story is here: www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...)
We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
www.technologyreview.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I'll note that the estimate Sam Altman quotes falls between our estimates for the smallest and largest text models that we looked at. (For more, our full story is here: www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...)
Reposted by Becca Beutel
If you burn down a forest, you don't miss out on lumber for just that season. You have to replant all the trees, nurture them, and wait for them to grow.
The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.
The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.
June 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
If you burn down a forest, you don't miss out on lumber for just that season. You have to replant all the trees, nurture them, and wait for them to grow.
The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.
The science and research budget cuts happening now are wanton, senseless arson. Recovery, if it ever happens, will take generations.