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absolutely nothing, because there is no AI application in my personal life that is so useful and reliable that it is worth the cost to the planet. Most uses of AI are not worth the cost to the planet. The only valid use cases to my mind are those where the pattern-recognition abilities surpass anything we've seen before, and using the AI saves lives, and there is no alternative that will save as many lives. Here's an example of one such use case.
Using AI for coding is a good example of a use case that is absolutely not worth the cost to the planet. Just use one of the amazing tools we were using for years before this AI snake oil scam.