Environment
AI can be green: Fire up the GPUs
- András Joós & Joseph Sidley
- February 6, 2024
The energy footprint of training and running AI models is a drop in the ocean compared to what these models make possible for the major environmental benefits now, and in the future. We believe we should be training more models rather than handicapping development. A subject of much debate is the increased environmental impact of […]
Read MoreLooking Beyond the Hype: Revealing the Dangers of Large Language Models
- Sietske de Keijzer & Thi Nga Vu
- February 4, 2024
With the rise of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, hype around Large Language Models (LLMs) has grown, signaling the start of what seems like an arms race as companies push to create ever larger models. Many readers have likely asked ChatGPT some silly questions, but how many are aware of the potential dangers posed by such seemingly innocent […]
Read MoreThe Hidden Environmental Impact of AI: Prioritizing our Planet over Progress
- Rhodé Schuitemaker & Eva Stock
- January 28, 2024
In the rush to advance artificial intelligence (AI), we’re overlooking something critical: its environmental footprint. As technology is growing at an unprecedented rate, the environmental costs are accumulating too – a problem we can no longer afford to ignore. Environmental protection must be integrated into the core of AI innovation, not treated as an optional […]
Read MoreWhy AI is Good News For Climate Change
- Lester Carpaij and Kiran M S
- February 1, 2021
Climate change is increasingly emerging as the issue of our time, but what role can AI play?
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