playing graphics intense computer games costs more energy

If your alternative to using AI is gaming, that’s sure a valid point.

It turned into my replacement of Google for shallow questions.

Might be worth keeping in mind that AI-tools 1) consume huge amounts of electricity and 2) tend to hallucinate.

Why it’s not great:

1) is self-explanatory.

While 2) isn’t relevant for creative tasks, it is problematic when you expect facts. Unless you know the answer yourself, you can’t be sure the AI hasn’t just given you some bullshit, even if it’s only about spellchecking.