Why "AI is the new sustainable"

The article treats AI as an overused slogan rather than a trustworthy tool. It says the current form of AI is immature, can be misused for dangerous purposes, and should not be trusted for tasks that could already be done without it. It also argues that AI can intensify work instead of reducing it and that using it carelessly can create more harm than good.

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• AI is presented as a widespread hype and an irritating trend, especially when attached to everything from workshops to creativity.
• The 2026 update adds that AI can be used as a weapon and that its known errors make misuse dangerous.
• The text says AI is not sustainable socially or ecologically.
• It links AI use to energy waste and cites a study claiming one ChatGPT question used about ten times more energy than a Google search.
• It describes AI services as reliant on unpaid or precarious labor, including creative work and click work in Kenya.
• It warns that relying on AI can weaken critical thinking and lead people to hand over judgment to a technology they do not understand.
• It says AI is unreliable in content and also uncertain as a service because it may change, disappear, or become expensive.
• The article cites cases of invented ChatGPT sources, lawsuits over stolen material, and StackOverflow banning ChatGPT use.
• In the section on art, it says AI is trained on existing artwork, can resemble prior art or real people, and providers try to shift responsibility to users.
• The article says the U.S. Department of Defense’s pressure on Anthropic’s Claude raises military and ethical concerns.
• It concludes that AI and sustainability are both overused vague terms used for advertising, and that people should use digital tools without becoming dependent on them.