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:2608. 12915v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The rapid growth of LLM inference is shifting sustainability concerns from one-time training to continuous serving, where infrastructure decisions shape energy use, carbon emissions, water consumption, and service quality.
By Nicoletta Tsiopani, Moysis Symeonides, George Pallis, Marios D. Dikaiakos
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:2606. 09617v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The rapid expansion of AI globally has led to the proliferation of energy-intensive hyperscale data centres (DCs), making them as a structurally challenging component in power system planning and operation.
By Mohammad Hemmati, Gbemi Oluleye, Vassilis M. Charitopoulos
arXiv:2606. 05420v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The rapid proliferation of hyperscale data centers (HDCs) in the US, mainly driven by the adoption of artificial intelligence, has raised concerns about this industry's environmental footprint.
By Gianluca Guidi, Francesca Dominici, Tiziano Squartini, Callaway Sprinkle, Jonathan Gilmour, Kevin Butler, Eric Bell, Scott Delaney, Falco J. Bargagli-Stoffi
arXiv:2412. 03716v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) computing and data centers consume large amounts of freshwater, both directly for cooling and indirectly for electricity generation.
By Noah Shumba, Opelo Tshekiso, Pengfei Li, Giulia Fanti, Shaolei Ren