An analysis of 95 AIs found that most AI training relies on electricity grids powered primarily by coal and gas rather than low-carbon sources.
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February 28, 2023
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According to one of the largest studies of its kind, artificial intelligence training is largely fueled by fossil fuels. Less than 25% of AIs use low-carbon energy sources such as hydro and nuclear power during training.
Sasha Luccioni of Hugging Face, a company that develops tools for sharing AI code and data sets, said: “But behind the AI model, there are layers and layers of hardware, …
