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Why transparency matters for sustainable data centers and carbon-neutral artificial intelligence (AI)
Can Hankendi1, Ayse K Coskun1, Benjamin K Sovacool2
1Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
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As artificial intelligence (AI) applications demand substantial computational power, their energy consumption and the attendant carbon footprint of data centers are accelerating at an alarming rate. Due to increasing demand, data centers could consume 9% of global electricity demand by 2030. However, the path toward more sustainable AI and carbon-neutral data centers is hindered by the lack of transparency in data sharing. Without access to operational data from data centers, researchers face limitations in developing effective solutions to minimize carbon emissions. Transparency is urgently needed to foster innovation, advance sustainability goals, and create practical strategies for reducing the environmental impact of AI and data centers. Transparency will help us to innovate around sustainability problems that are expected to become even harder to solve with the booming of the AI industry. Taking the necessary actions discussed in this article is essential to ensure a more sustainable future of the data center industry.
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