yeah not just electricity but mining as well, i.e. from altcoins, if eth hadn't gone proof of stake when it did it would've probably lost so much hashrate to AI (whatever they call the mining there).
I do hope some attention comes back to crypto, it is after all AI's best friend for world domination. :P
I’ve come up with a more sci-fi personal theory: after AI develops autonomous conscious decision-making, it will regard Bitcoin as the trusted channel for information flow in the AI world. That’s when Bitcoin gets a brand-new narrative.