AI Compute & Climate Change

Coherent AI-related policymaking will require an understanding of AI computing capacities and their environmental impact, particularly for supercomputing technologies.

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How the global community can come together to understand AI’s risks
Non Governmental Organisation

How the global community can come together to understand AI’s risks

In 1980 and again in 1985, an international group of scientists came together in Villach, Austria, to discuss a concerning trend. The climate was heating, and human activity seemed part of the cause. ...

novembre 5, 2024 — clock6 min read

Navigating the environmental impact of AI
Business

Navigating the environmental impact of AI

Daily use of AI models in production is very energy-consuming. Each user request triggers a complex operation.

octobre 14, 2024 — clock4 min read

Everyone must understand the environmental costs of AI
Academia

Everyone must understand the environmental costs of AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has a profound effect on societies around the globe. Its application improves the lives of many, but it can also increase inequities. To safeguard against AI’s negative im...

octobre 4, 2024 — clock6 min read

Evolving with innovation: The 2024 OECD AI Principles update
Intergovernmental

Evolving with innovation: The 2024 OECD AI Principles update

The principles now address better address issues related to safety, privacy, intellectual property rights and information integrity.

mai 20, 2024 — clock5 min read

Canada’s plans to bridge the AI compute gap and how it can make industry policy inclusive and sustainable
Academia

Canada’s plans to bridge the AI compute gap and how it can make industry policy inclusive and sustainable

Canada’s journey to close its AI compute gap is not just an innovation challenge; it’s a societal imperative.

avril 16, 2024 — clock7 min read

How much water does AI consume? The public deserves to know
Academia

How much water does AI consume? The public deserves to know

Air pollution and carbon emissions are well-known environmental costs of AI. But water consumption is also an issue.

novembre 30, 2023 — clock8 min read

Accelerating science could be the most valuable use of AI
Intergovernmental

Accelerating science could be the most valuable use of AI

Accelerating research productivity could be the most economically and socially valuable use for AI.

novembre 21, 2023 — clock8 min read

Will businesses or laws and regulations ever prioritise environmental sustainability for AI systems?
Academia

Will businesses or laws and regulations ever prioritise environmental sustainability for AI systems?

We need better tools and clear regulations to reduce AI’s carbon footprint.

août 11, 2023 — clock8 min read

Three steps for businesses to make AI data and compute more sustainable
Academia

Three steps for businesses to make AI data and compute more sustainable

All actors of the AI ecosystem must work together to reduce data’s CO2 footprint.

août 7, 2023 — clock7 min read

We need to use AI to fight climate change
Civil society

We need to use AI to fight climate change

We need AI to mitigate climate change. What can policy makers do?

mai 30, 2023 — clock6 min read

Can AI help save the planet?
Intergovernmental

Can AI help save the planet?

AI computing has positive and negative effects on the planet.

novembre 17, 2022 — clock5 min read

The twin transitions: are digital technologies the key to a clean energy future?
Intergovernmental

The twin transitions: are digital technologies the key to a clean energy future?

Smart energy systems can help manage energy more sustainably, but there will be trade-offs

novembre 9, 2022 — clock5 min read

Reducing the carbon emissions of AI
Business

Reducing the carbon emissions of AI

Practitioners can dramatically lower the carbon footprint of ML by choosing the best options for the “4Ms”.

avril 12, 2022 — clock4 min read

Measuring compute capacity: a critical step to capturing AI’s full economic potential
Intergovernmental

Measuring compute capacity: a critical step to capturing AI’s full economic potential

To date, many governments do not know how much compute capacity they need to achieve their AI goals.

février 8, 2022 — clock6 min read

A responsible AI strategy for climate action
Intergovernmental

A responsible AI strategy for climate action

Recommendations for government action ahead of COP26 from the Centre for AI and Climate Change, Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, and Climate Change AI

octobre 30, 2021 — clock5 min read