@ilumium@eupolicy.social @Tutanota@mastodon.social It's a critical error to view this as a solely utilitarian issue, ie: "is the product better with or without AI?" The use of AI also presents a massive ethical and environmental problem. I live in a country where existing data centers (with many more to come) now use 5% of national power resources and likely impose a similar burden on water resources. Meanwhile homes literally cannot get hooked into the grid in areas due to lack of capacity. I can only view the current approach of AI products as parasitic to society. As a long-time customer I would look into leaving if Tuta settled on adopting the use of AI. And now I have a caveat to present when people fleeing AI on other platforms are seeking an alternative 😕