Artificial Intelligence and the Climate Emergency: Opportunities, Challenges, and Recommendations
Artificial Intelligence and the Climate Emergency: Opportunities, Challenges, and Recommendations
M. Taddeo,Andreas Tsamados,Josh Cowls,L. Floridi
2021 · DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3873881
Social Science Research Network · 56 Citations
TLDR
The carbon footprint of AI training processes is assessed and 14 policy recommendations to reduce it are offered.
Abstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to play an important role in addressing the climate emergency, but this potential must be set against the environmental costs of developing AI systems. In this commentary, we assess the carbon footprint of AI training processes and offer 14 policy recommendations to reduce it.