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A) electricity is only a small fraction of energy use, as I stated before
B) there are also areas where none of the energy use is AI, cherry picking small regions to make your argument is dishonest
I'll try one last time, but I won't respond again. Its fine to think AI is a waste and energy shouldn't be spent on in. Saying that it is worth the deaths of thousands of people in order to cut carbon emissions by a fraction of a percent makes you a psychopath.
My argument was always limited in scope, so it's not really dishonest to hone in on the US State with the 2nd highest power usage total.