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In this episode of "AI in 5,4,3,2,1", Dominic, the founder of 'Leaders of AI', sheds light on the environmental impacts of AI through a groundbreaking Google study. Discover what the reality behind the assumed burdens of AI queries looks like and what new perspective this casts on the sustainability discussion in the technology sector.
- Learn how Google's "full-stack approach" enables a comprehensive overview of resource consumption.
- Critics question the limits of the study and discuss overlooked factors such as indirect water consumption.
- Consider the efficiency advances of Google and the paradoxical phenomenon that improved efficiency can also lead to increased use and associated burden.
- Discuss the necessity for uniform standards for accurately capturing and presenting the environmental impacts of AI.
More information can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/measuring-the-environmental-impact-of-ai-inference?hl=en
- Learn how Google's "full-stack approach" enables a comprehensive overview of resource consumption.
- Critics question the limits of the study and discuss overlooked factors such as indirect water consumption.
- Consider the efficiency advances of Google and the paradoxical phenomenon that improved efficiency can also lead to increased use and associated burden.
- Discuss the necessity for uniform standards for accurately capturing and presenting the environmental impacts of AI.
More information can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/measuring-the-environmental-impact-of-ai-inference?hl=en