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DeepSeek forces a rethink of the compute & energy costs of AI models. In a new paper with @SashaMTL @strubell, we look at the full environmental impacts of AI – both direct and indirect – and what Jevons Paradox means for AI and climate. A thread: 🧵 [Translated from EN to English]
→ View original post on X — @katecrawford, 2025-01-29 18:21 UTC
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AI’s climate impact isn’t just data center energy, emissions & water. The debate overlooks rebound effects—where efficiency gains spur more consumption. 19thC economist William Jevons observed the paradox that more efficient coal use led to greater total coal consumption 🪨
→ View original post on X — @katecrawford, 2025-01-29 18:21 UTC
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AI follows a similar pattern: ✅ More efficient models → cheaper compute ✅ Cheaper compute → more AI ✅ More AI → more demand for compute, data centers, energy & emissions. Without including second-order effects, the AI industry risks a false sense of sustainability
→ View original post on X — @katecrawford, 2025-01-29 18:21 UTC
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My piece in @WIRED on 2025: the year of AI agents. The coming psychopolitical regime "directs the environments where our ideas are born, developed, and expressed. We will be playing an imitation game that ultimately plays us." wired.com/story/ai-agents-pe…
→ View original post on X — @katecrawford, 2024-12-23 22:31 UTC
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"Calculating Empires" is the most amazing visualisation I've ever seen, a work of art at every level, spent minutes scrolling and there appears to be no end. calculatingempires.net/
→ View original post on X — @katecrawford, 2024-07-16 08:36 UTC
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Does more compute equate with greater risk? What is our track record at predicting what risks emerge with scale? I don't have much time anymore to write, but this felt important enough to write down some thoughts on. arxiv.org/pdf/2407.05694v1
→ View original post on X — @katecrawford, 2024-07-10 05:23 UTC
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AI unplugged! @katecrawford in conversation with @TobyWalsh Join us for a fascinating discussion on the impact of artificial intelligence. #AI @unsw_ai @csesoc @UNSWCOMPUTING @UNSWEngineering eventbrite.com.au/e/ai-unplu…
→ View original post on X — @katecrawford, 2024-07-08 23:02 UTC
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In a survey of 450 executives in the US, "45 per cent said they were automating tasks to reduce staffing and labour costs." smh.com.au/world/north-ameri…
→ View original post on X — @katecrawford, 2024-06-29 20:01 UTC
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Wow. Couldn't be more thrilled that Vladan Joler & I just won the European Commission's grand prize for artistic exploration in science, technology and the arts – for Calculating Empires! @TheCreaturesLab https://
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Truly honored to join the new International Council on Artificial Intelligence established by President Sánchez. The national strategy for Spain is centered on developing AI in the public interest, with a focus on protecting human rights, labor, and the environment. https://t.co/C8p97M2mWY
— Kate Crawford (@katecrawford) 21 juin 2024
Truly honored to join the new International Council on Artificial Intelligence established by President Sánchez. The national strategy for Spain is centered on developing AI in the public interest, with a focus on protecting human rights, labor, and the environment.