The funny thing is I think the over the top AI hype has actually had a sort of Streisand Effect for AI in particular, because now people hate it even more than all the other environment wrecking industries.
AP – What Americans think about the environmental impact of AI, according to a new poll By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and LINLEY SANDERS Updated 7:02 AM EDT, October 23, 2025 About 4 in 10 U.S. adults say they are “extremely” or “very” concerned about the environmental impacts of AI. That’s higher than the share of Americans who are highly concerned about the environmental impact of the cryptocurrency, meat production and air travel industries, all of which contribute to climate change and cause environmental harm. Bitcoin mining uses enormous amounts of electricity. Livestock produce methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. And when airplanes burn jet fuel, it releases carbon dioxide.