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It is probably true that less energy is used by periodically "catching up" than in "keeping up."
Obviously this is not true in the limit of turning it off for a long time
say a month.
It would not appear to be correct if you assume that the air conditioner has
a fixed efficiency for pumping thermal energy. Actually if you just turn up
the temperature the rate of heating is decreased as the temperature
differential between the inside and outside is decreased so the AC doesn't
have to work as hard and you save energy.