“Green AI” is having a moment. The phrase now appears in research agendas, corporate sustainability reports, and policy discussions, sometimes interchangeably with terms like Ecological AI or AI for the Planet. But spend any time in these conversations and it quickly becomes clear that people are often talking about very different things.
Sometimes Green AI refers to making AI itself less energy-i...
The article highlights the need for a nuanced approach to "Green AI," which encompasses technical efficiency, ecological intervention, and relational reorientation. While technical greening is important, it may not address the wider political economy in which AI operates or the assumptions about intelligence and nature built into AI systems. Ecological intervention can be useful but risks ignoring the political, economic, and relational drivers of ecological breakdown. Relational reorientation c...