Environmental Costs & the Future of AI

Jefferson Building, Room 450, 17 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Instructor

Francesca Dominici and others

Learning Outcomes

  • Calculate carbon footprint of AI models
  • Apply academic integrity guidelines
  • Make informed cost-capability trade-offs

Use Cases

  • Discussion on environmental costs of AI data centers and the future of AI in academia: opportunities and challenges
  • Hands-on Session on: Computing carbon footprint of AI models

Prerequisites

  • Basic understanding of Python or bash knowledge is suggested