Calls for a boycott cite 5 categories of danger: cultural (copyright), informational (errors and fakes), societal (jobs, learning), environmental (energy, water, metals) and civilisational (loss of control). Only the environmental risk is counted in kWh and CO2e. The risk of loss of control is disputed: some researchers consider it serious, others unfounded.
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