There is a bit of a feedback loop though. As value and work is often expressed in the amount of labour a person can do. With digital currency this is shifted to computer labor. But the basic cost of human labor is still being valued. In fact this might give us an exchange ratefor computer labor vs human labor.

I know your comment is about intelligence but that is difficult to measure. This is projected to be the bubble bursting bit of AI as it intelligence is limited but the amout of actual work it replaces is measurable.

Im not saying your are wrong, by the way, im just trying to understand the metrics of this. If you want any type of economic evaluation one doesn’t only need to involve the cost, but also the revenue. I don’t think we have the figures yet but I think that the production side of AI is still a bit underwhelming.

I do think that crypto data cost needs a place in this evaluation, just like heat management is a thing in automotive engineering. Even thout it is an unwanted byproduct it needs to be accounted for.