A new study of 14 open-source LLMs: larger models use exponentially more energy and produce more greenhouse gas emissions, but do not always give better answers (Sachi Kitajima Mulkey/New York Times)

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— Every click, every login, every digital interaction—we're constantly exchanging sensitive data. But with cyber threats on the rise, why do so many of us still rely on weak, predictable passwords?

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A new study of 14 open-source LLMs: larger models use exponentially more energy and produce more greenhouse gas emissions, but do not always give better answers (Sachi Kitajima Mulkey/New York Times)

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