Reporting electricity consumption is essential for sustainable AI

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Charlotte Debus, Marie Piraud, Achim Streit, Fabian J. Theis, Markus Götz

Published: 01 Jan 2023, Last Modified: 13 Nov 2025Nat. Mac. Intell. 2023EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has relied on an increasing demand for energy, which threatens to outweigh its promised positive effects. To steer AI onto a more sustainable path, quantifying and comparing its energy consumption is key.