AI, a driving force for progress... but at what cost to the environment?
Between major technological transformation, hype and hypothetical promise, Artificial Intelligence is on everyone's lips. However, its environmental impacts are generally not very visible and often underestimated.
Starting with a historical and technological perspective, this dedicated note explores the direct and indirect effects of generative AI on energy consumption, water, rare metals and equipment obsolescence.
This note also addresses the blind spots: between promises of progress and unsustainable uses, what are the real levers for more sober AI? And above all, can we still steer its development towards models that are compatible with planetary boundaries?
A joint publication with our partners Easyvirt, EVEA, Greenspector, and Toovalu.
Between major technological transformation, hype and hypothetical promise, Artificial Intelligence is on everyone's lips. However, its environmental impacts are generally not very visible and often underestimated.
Starting with a historical and technological perspective, this dedicated note explores the direct and indirect effects of generative AI on energy consumption, water, rare metals and equipment obsolescence.
This note also addresses the blind spots: between promises of progress and unsustainable uses, what are the real levers for more sober AI? And above all, can we still steer its development towards models that are compatible with planetary boundaries?
A joint publication with our partners Easyvirt, EVEA, Greenspector, and Toovalu.
Between major technological transformation, hype and hypothetical promise, Artificial Intelligence is on everyone's lips. However, its environmental impacts are generally not very visible and often underestimated.
Starting with a historical and technological perspective, this dedicated note explores the direct and indirect effects of generative AI on energy consumption, water, rare metals and equipment obsolescence.
This note also addresses the blind spots: between promises of progress and unsustainable uses, what are the real levers for more sober AI? And above all, can we still steer its development towards models that are compatible with planetary boundaries?
A joint publication with our partners Easyvirt, EVEA, Greenspector, and Toovalu.
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Think of our solution as a Saguaro seed — full of potential, just waiting for you to nurture and grow it. And because your field is unlike any other, book a demo to explore how it can take root in your context — and how quickly and easily you can spike your impact.
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Think of our solution as a Saguaro seed — full of potential, just waiting for you to nurture and grow it. And because your field is unlike any other, book a demo to explore how it can take root in your context — and how quickly and easily you can spike your impact.