arXiv:2602. 19789v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: This position paper argues that the machine learning community must move from preaching to practising data frugality for responsible artificial intelligence (AI) development.
By Sophia N. Wilson, Andrew Millard, Gu{\dh}r\'un Fj\'ola Gu{\dh}mundsd\'ottir, Raghavendra Selvan, Sebastian Mair
arXiv:2608. 14614v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: As AI datacenters retire functional GPUs, vast quantities of still capable accelerators enter secondary markets.
By Zeyu Cao, Xuan Guo, Cheng Zhang, Cheuk Hang Lau, Ilia Shumailov, Yiren Zhao
arXiv:2608. 09998v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have become powerful tools for supporting and automating complex human tasks.
By Samar Garrab, Sarra Boughriou, Manel BenSassi
arXiv:2606. 07632v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Proper accounting of the energy requirements and environmental impact of artificial intelligence (AI) systems is necessary for researchers, developers, policy makers, and users to assess the barriers to building systems at scale.
By Jared Fernandez, Clara Na, Yonatan Bisk, Constantine Samaras, Emma Strubell
arXiv:2608. 08761v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In an era defined by escalating climate change and the pervasive deployment of edge intelligence, the environmental cost of semiconductor manufacturing and operation has reached a critical threshold.
By Jatin Chopra
arXiv:2606. 10660v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: AI inference services -- API subscriptions, enterprise chat tools, and SaaS products with embedded AI features -- fall unambiguously within Scope 3 Category 1 under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which requires disclosure for fiscal years starting January 2024.
By Guillermo Llopis (SOMA AI, Barcelona)
arXiv:2601. 20115v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: As the role of modern Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) becomes increasingly essential for several computing tasks, analyzing their past and current progress is paramount for determining future constraints on scientific research.
By Emanuele Del Sozzo, Martin Fleming, Kenneth Flamm, Neil Thompson
arXiv:2608. 14557v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Low Earth Orbit (LEO) computing is emerging for low-latency, globally distributed AI services, enabled by advances in satellite constellations and reusable launch systems.
By Nisha Sarwar, Lei Jiang, Fan Chen
arXiv:2607. 05408v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The environmental impact of training large language models (LLMs) is increasingly scrutinised, yet most published estimates focus on operational energy and disclose little about manufacturing (embodied) emissions, water consumption, or the underlying highperformance computing (HPC) infrastructure.
By Marc L\'eobet, Pierre-Fran\c{c}ois Lavall\'ee, Jean-Pierre Lorr\'e
arXiv:2607. 09084v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The rapid expansion of large-scale AI models has led to significant performance breakthroughs across diverse domains, yet it has also raised critical concerns regarding computational costs, energy consumption, and environmental sustainability.
By Linhui Xiao, Guiping Cao, Mingyue Guo, Xianchao Guan, Fan Yang, Ming Tao, Xin Li, Yuxin Peng, Yaowei Wang
arXiv:2606. 14707v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: AI training and deployment consume substantial electricity, but carbon outcomes remain weakly integrated into routine model development decisions.
By Yuxin Chen (University of Helsinki, Finland), Hao Gao (Independent Researcher), Chujie Zou (University of Helsinki, Finland)
arXiv:2507. 17012v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Reducing the rapidly growing environmental impact of the computing industry requires assessing the emissions of electronics at scale.
By Zhihan Zhang, Alexander Metzger, Yuxuan Mei, Felix H\"ahnlein, Zachary Englhardt, Tingyu Cheng, Gregory D. Abowd, Shwetak Patel, Adriana Schulz, Vikram Iyer