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DuckDuckGo poll says 90% responders don't want AI
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this post was submitted on 28 Jan 2026
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At least they have an AI-free option, as annoying as it is to have to opt into it.
On a related note, it's hilarious to me that the Ecosia search engine has AI built in. Like, I don't think planting any number of trees is going to offset the damage AI has done and will do to the planet.
lol what? Do they have some kind of statement addressing that?
Yes they addressed it here. its kind of understandable given that they want to exist and everyone else has AI... But companies... At least you can turn it off.
Climate intelligence. Gods, excuse me while I go fetch my skeleton that was ejected from my body due to the cringe.
I wish they would have talked about how many trees you need to offset an ecosia AI search
At this point, not having AI would be a selling point.
Well, I don't know about that.
My swiss hoster just started offering AI and says that their AI infrastructure is 100 % powered by renewables and the waste heat is used for district heating.
You could argue that LLM training in itself used so much energy that you'll never be able to compensate for the damage, but I don't know. 🤷
While good, you should always keep in mind that using renewables for this means that power can't be used for other purposes, meaning the difference has to be covered by other sources of energy. Always bear in mind that these things don't exist in a vaccum. The resources they use always mean resources aren't used elsewhere. At worst this would mean that new clean power is built to power a waste, and then old dirty power has to be used for everything else, instead of being replaced by clean energy.
someone tell them AI isnt good for the environment
I don't get this argument when literally everything else is hundreds of times worse like lifestock and cars. Removing either one today would dramatically change the environment.
Do you drive a car or take any kind of transportation?
That’s true for pretty much everything, so not a real argument