„AI is bad because of its energy usage“ is a nonsensical take. It’s a mixture of Butlerian Jihad and Thanos. (it’s also just that, a pop culture-esque vibe, not a serious criticism, because it’s void of numbers and context.)
Thanos especially, because he got the gems called „INFINITY stones“ and still thought he’s playing a zero-sum game.
AI/ML is an important technology because it’ll help us tremendiously at almost everything we’re tackling.