This is a strawman argument. AI is a tool. Like any tool, it’s used for negative things and positive things. Focusing on just the negative is disingenuous at best. And focusing on AI’s climate impact while completely ignoring the big picture is asinine (the oil industry knew they were the primary cause of climate change more than 60 years ago).

AI has many positive use-cases yet they are completely ignored by people who lack logic and rationality.

AI is helping physicists speed up experiments into supernovae to better understand the universe.

AI is helping doctors to expedite cancer screening rates.

AI is powering robots that can do the dishes.

AI is also helping to catch illegal fishing, tackle human trafficking, and track diseases.