AI companies touting scale as how much electricity they consume is insane. Should steel companies report output via CO2 emissions? If more efficient technology 
comes requiring less power, how do you handle having trained analysts to equate power consumption with success?

Justin Searls

AI companies measuring their scale by electricity consumption is problematic. This metric creates perverse incentives similar to if steel companies reported success via CO2 emissions. When more efficient AI technology emerges requiring less power, this measurement approach will conflict with the narrative that higher power consumption equals greater success.

AI companies touting scale as how much…