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Sure, 4 GB times a billion is a lot, but regular internet use times a billion is a lot too.

You also download 4 GB of stuff when you download a typical computer game, stream a movie, or surf the web without ad block.

Since I'm opposed to opt-out AI use, I don't like that it downloads a model preemptively, but I don't think 4 GB is a big deal for climate impact when compared to normal computer use.