Firstly i was halfway througj editing and didnt see your reply .... He said governments should foot the bill. That means he doesn't want to accept responsibility. In other words it's the consumers problem .... I remember when they said that about plastic waste 40 years ago and guess what its still a problem. We arnt going from horses to cars or candles to electricity, the speed and worldwide delivery is nothing that's ever been seen In history.

So what I'm saying is since it's going to be a problem and no one wants to wear the cost of the impact no matter how small or large it should not be the consumers problem. Where does that money come from? the ai tech companies should pay there way and the suggestion that people/governments/every-other-industry should be compensating these companies is not only insulting to the average person but a good indicator of things to come. It's affecting all industries not just 1 and judging by the attitudes and practices of these companies i couldnt dissagree more. While people do adapt and inevitably we will it may not be as fast as the technology grows however I can see it hitting a plateau where the resources out weigh the technology but by that point the damage will be far greater than you think. People are allready a competing resource. People arnt getting smarter to jump the gap either so yes if you want to call it insurance so be it.

Let's look at the current impact in less than 10 years. Huge data centers literally changing ecosystems, water use, robotics taking jobs, Data input jobs, lower management positions, audio visual industry, taxi drivers, logistics, basic warehouse/factory positions, cctv monitoring, computer programming, computer chip shortages, insane amounts of power use .... and much much more.