Spite House: AI, disintermediation and the end of the free web Highlight

The first is that this kind of AI is built on theft of intellectual property and copyright. The legalities of this might be complicated, but the ethics of it seem incredibly clear to me. The second is the carbon and environmental cost. The data centres that AI tools use consume a huge amount of energy and water. By 2026, the electricity consumption of data centers is expected to approach 1,050 terawatt-hours, making them the 5th biggest electricity consumer in the world, between Japan and Russia.