The environmental impact of human acts in the planet, and the impact of our technology is a subject that has been discussed a lot in the last years. Environmental problems, leading to climate changes is, in fact, a huge problem that we must produce solutions… and fast.
A study made back in 2019, from the Allen Institute for AI, argued for the prioritization of “Green AI” efforts that focus on the energy efficiency of AI systems. In this study we can read that “The computations required for deep learning research have been doubling every few months…” and that “These computations have a surprisingly large carbon footprint…”.