The paper analyzes the environmental footprint of machine learning model training, focusing on large language models and their hardware. It finds that energy use and environmental impacts have risen exponentially over the past decade, even when employing carbon‑efficient electricity and more efficient hardware. The study argues that optimization strategies alone cannot curb these impacts due to a rebound effect, and stresses the need to evaluate hardware life‑cycle impacts and integrate environmental metrics into NLP research practices.
By Cl\'ement Morand (STL), Anne-Laure Ligozat (ENSIIE, LISN, STL), Aur\'elie N\'ev\'eol (STL, LISN)
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:2609.00847v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: As machine learning and artificial intelligence find their way into nearly every aspect of climate, weather, and Earth system modeling, it is worth p...
By Filippo Dainelli, Amirpasha Mozaffari, Marina Casta\~no, Aina Gaya i \`Avila, Llu\'is Palma Garcia, Alessio Melli, Oscar Dimdore Miles, Amanda Duarte
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