It's providing value to whoever is spending the money. Right now, that's "investors". We'll see about society. If it provides that much benefit to "society", wh

It's providing value to whoever is spending the money. Right now, that's "investors". We'll see about society. If it provides that much benefit to "society", what is the activity that benefits? It's not just going to be people knowing things, there is a finite limit to what people care about. If the outputs from AI drive increased economic activity, that'll be reflected as increaded energy usage. Which will likely dwarf the AI's usage.