The Environmental Footprint card

Societal Impacts

Environmental Footprint

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Training and running large AI models consumes significant energy and water.

In real life

Running large AI models uses a lot of electricity, and the computers often need water for cooling.

Try it (2 minutes)

List three times you used AI this week. Which ones were worth the energy, and which weren't?

Talk about it

Would knowing an AI's energy cost change how often you'd use it?

In the game

Each player discards the top card of their Training Set. It costs 1 Data to play, and you can put it in your Training Set. How to play