Yes, because it was a mistake to totally rearrange our lives around that new technology, right? Cities built with the car as a central design principle aren’t that great to live in, right? So we’re approaching AI with caution in case it’s mass adoption generates levels of pollution we don’t really want to experience?
Hydroelectric dams. Pump water uphill when the energy isn’t needed for something else. Hydroelectric is a good variable energy source too. Probably not very efficient, but simple.