Ethics and AI - Energy Consumption
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Assigned Supervisor
Ben Dembroski
Question
What the is energy consumption footprint of using generative AI compared to conventional digital platforms?
Successful Submission Criteria
A detailed analysis of how much energy is consumed in the following components of using generative AI
Training the models
Server-side energy consumption of processing queries
Client-side energy consumption of processing queries
A detailed analysis of how much energy is consumed in the following components of using conventional digital platforms;
Server-side energy consumption
Client-side energy consumption
Comparison of cloud-based vs local installation platforms
Evidence of an attempt to produce two artifacts of similar quality.
One using primarily generative AI based tools from ideation to final production
One using primarily conventional digital tools from ideation to final production
Comparison of both methods
Energy consumed for the artifacts produced as part of this inquiry
An extrapolation of how much energy would be consumed by MIAD by both methods