LLM Takes 30 Minutes to Say Hello

me talking to an LLM >*swipe credit card for 200$* >*turn on max reasoning mode* >write "hello" >model thinks for 30 minutes >50 h100s light up >30 gallons of water consumed in cooling >3 children in africa die of thirst >"Hey! What do you need help with?"

A user describes talking to an LLM by paying $200, enabling maximum reasoning, and asking it to write “hello.” After consuming massive computing power and water, the model finally gives a simple helpful response, mocking the environmental and resource costs of AI reasoning. EN: A user describes talking to an LLM by paying $200, enabling maximum reasoning, and asking it to write “hello.” After consuming massive computing power and water, the model finally gives a simple helpful response, mocking the environmental and resource costs of AI reasoning.

• @gentoomemes / 18420 2025-08-26