But paying the money is less resource efficient than using the waste heat for a productive use. As a general rule we should probably insensitvise good use of resources that benefit the general population.
Im general. But the way AI is growing is not a general case, but exponential. It shouldn’t be slowed down by generalisations.
Using waste heat like this only makes sense in some places some of the time.
And when it does, people should obviously go for it. Work out a deal, when there's some surplus to share.