
英國政府發布AI倫理與永續使用指南草案,建議公務員與AI互動時避免不必要的客套話如「謝謝」,因每次輸入都需運算資源,增加能源消耗與環境成本,同時提醒依任務複雜度選擇適當AI模型以減少資源浪費。
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隨著生成式AI大量進入職場,英國政府發布AI倫理與永續使用指南草案,旨在協助公務員更安全、公平且永續地使用人工智慧,同時關注AI的環境成本與資源消耗問題。
英國政府提醒善用AI,精簡提問也能減少能源消耗。(本報製圖)
〔財經頻道/綜合報導〕平常使用ChatGPT等AI聊天機器人,你會習慣對AI說「請」、「謝謝」嗎?英國政府最新AI使用指南草案提醒公務員,與AI互動其實不必太客氣,像「謝謝」這類沒有必要的文字也需要運算處理,不僅增加算力消耗,也可能帶來額外的能源與環境成本。指南因此建議,使用AI時應縮短提示詞、減少不必要對話,簡單工作也應優先選擇較輕量的AI模型。
隨著生成式AI大量進入職場,就連跟AI「客套」都可能被重新檢視。Tom's Hardware報導,英國政府公布一份名為「Using AI ethically and sustainably(以符合倫理且永續的方式使用AI)」的指南草案,希望協助政府員工更安全、公平且永續地使用人工智慧。
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其中最引人注意的一項建議,就是使用者沒有必要向AI聊天機器人說「謝謝」。
原因並不是AI在不在乎禮貌,而是每一次輸入與回覆都需要運算資源。指南指出,為提高效率,使用AI時應避免不必要的文字,包括沒有實際功能的客套話,並盡可能讓提示詞簡短、明確。
除了「少說客套話」,英國政府也提醒公務員,不是所有工作都需要動用最強大的AI模型,而應該根據任務複雜程度選擇合適工具。
指南舉例,處理較簡單的工作時,可以使用Gemini Flash,而非運算需求更高的Gemini Pro;使用GPT時,也可以選擇GPT Instant,而不是需要更多推理運算的GPT Thinking。
背後考量之一正是AI的環境成本。生成式AI運作仰賴資料中心與大量運算設備,模型處理的內容愈多、運算需求愈高,所需要的能源也會隨之增加。因此,縮短Prompt、避免沒有必要的來回對話,以及依照任務選擇適當模型,都有助降低不必要的資源消耗。
指南同時提醒,各政府部門仍應遵守自身制定的AI政策,部分單位可能對可使用的AI工具及使用方式另有規定。
值得注意的是,目前這份指南仍屬草案,尚未正式定稿,因此與其說英國政府「禁止」公務員跟ChatGPT說謝謝,更準確的說法是,草案建議公務員減少沒有必要的AI互動,並養成更有效率、更節省運算資源的使用習慣。
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