Artificial Intelligence, (AI), is quickly transforming life as we know it. Imagine if you had to keep up with the calculations that a calculator can do. In the hyper comsumer, capitalistic society that we live in, competition is fierce. People are seduced to do anything to make as much money as possible, as fast as possible, without regard for the consequences for the air, land, and water, and plants, and animals, and people, the rat race now looks like the snail’s pace. When one company digitizes, or automates, or uses robots, if any competitors don’t follow suit, they are often left in the dust. When people scramble like mad to be first, to make the most money, the last thing they consider is the environment. The environment becomes another obstacle. As the economy is digitized, turned into zeros and ones, AI does whatever its programmers tell it. Already people are terrified by the robot dogs, the vast intelligence capabilities, and 24 seven surveillance. Both online and off-line the race to extract attention and energy and turn it into money knows no bounds. So what could be positive about AI? That’s the question, and many people have answered it in action, for this we are grateful. So, it may appear to be one thing and when it’s written down and put into the equation, Will the amount of control undermine the liberty it produces? Can artificial intelligence be used sustainably? Many are using it now to make cuts in emissions, but why do emissions keep rising? Perhaps, but it’s quite doubtful, that we can make all of this stuff without destroying the environment even more. No one wants to talk about limiting personal behavior so that people aren’t coerced into working for capitalism. A lot of it exists already, But the seduction to make more and spend money tramples idealism. People can legally be in a cooperative. That is a privilege. Is AI going to make a big difference for cooperatives that provide housing, food and healthcare? The fundamentals required in a housing cooperative include sweat equity, so maybe sweat equity could be to set up an AI system for that. Co-ops typically value human labor. Physical work, which is good for the body, and food for the co-op, and generates value by owning the building.