I already mentioned use of AI tools that aren’t LLMs/generative AI for coding (which have been used forever) & it’s not an issue with code specifically because the code is common knowledge/not intellectual property. The problem isn’t coding shortcuts/help/not having to code(said as someone who is using rpgmaker to mostly avoid the process)
As far as local inference goes I’ve never heard of it. If it uses the same vague reasonable amount of energy as most non LLM coding AIs/etc, then yeah awesome there’s no environmental issues. But being honest most people using chatgpt to get code probably don’t know what it is or use it