EU has done its part, but all efforts are just drop in the ocean. Also, can these studies be trusted? EU basically throws money anything "green" (except buying forests and making them protected), so naturally these studies benefit from it.
Its only bad if the AI decides that it wants to scream and it has no mouth, otherwise, eh, what its gonna do? launch nukes? not a chance.
We can always pull the plug and idk, use all that compute gear to cure cancer or fold some cool proteins?
You could score some insane screens from recycling centers, but at least in Finland, its fucking illegal to repurpose (steal) "electronic waste"
However, depending where you're located, all that stuff might go to somewhere else than smasher and smelter, so please check such places around you!
Good example is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbqOvBHVpbw ,he found old tobacco ad display (ips!) for cheap!