Summary
Sabine Zetteler, a communications agency owner, and others are choosing not to use artificial intelligence (AI) due to various concerns including the environmental impact and its potential effects on human jobs and critical thinking. While AI services like ChatGPT are increasingly popular, they also consume significant amounts of energy.
Key Facts
- Sabine Zetteler runs a communications agency in London and is against using AI.
- AI services such as ChatGPT have grown rapidly in popularity, with ChatGPT recording over five billion visits each month.
- Despite the popularity of AI systems, they require considerable energy for training and maintenance.
- A report by Goldman Sachs estimated that a ChatGPT query uses almost ten times more electricity than a Google search.
- Florence Achery, a business owner, chooses not to use AI due to its heavy energy consumption and negative environmental impact.
- Sierra Hanson, based in Seattle, avoids AI as she worries it could harm our problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.
- Others, like a digital marketer named Jackie Adams (pseudonym), initially resisted AI for environmental reasons but have started using it due to workplace necessity.
