What Zeke Hausfather thinks about sustainability

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Climate scientist and energy systems analyst; writes The Climate Brink with Andrew Dessler.

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1. 5 Aug 2026

   Our readingMaking AI compute cheaper per token drives enough extra usage that total AI energy consumption rises rather than falls (a Jevons paradox effect).

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   Their wordsThis is the Jevons paradox in action: making compute cheaper per token in turn tends to lead to greater levels of AI use.

   ↗The real energy use of agentic AItheclimatebrink.com 1st of 3 in this piece