Context: Current AI models leave a significant carbon footprint in their development and operation. A probable solution is to go back to one of the most profound creations of nature, the human brain.
Environmental cost of AI
Reasons for the high environmental costs of AI:
Way forward: Developing “Green AI” -, or AI that yields novel results without increasing computational cost (and ideally reducing it)
Conclusion: To build AI systems that leave a far smaller carbon footprint, one must go back to one of the most profound creations of nature—the human brain.