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2025 was a year when I set out to spread the word as far as I could about the impacts of tech in general, and of AI in particular. And I learned a lot more than I preached! Learnings One of the main highlights: speaking at ChangeNOW, one of the world's biggest climate conference, about … Continue reading 2025 Learnings; 2026 Hopes; 2025 Inspirations
Article originally published in La Machine, the AI newsletter of the French Tech Journal We know. It’s been quite the year for AI. Three years even, if you take ChatGPT’s release as the starting gun for all of this madness. Besides countless AI startups’ fundraisers and gazillions being sunk into data centres, this was the … Continue reading Why 2026 must be the year of Responsible AI
87%. That’s how much the emissions of NVIDIA (worth 5 trillion dollars) increased in 2024, as an article from TruthDig is one of the only sources in the world to point out. This means it became the world’s most valuable company by answering soaring demand for AI… whilst doubling its carbon footprint. Not to mention … Continue reading Understanding AI’s true – and ever-increasing – impacts
November 2 update: In what seems like an unexpected move towards responsibility, Character.AI announced October 29 that it would ban access to its platform to under 18s. So, at least in theory, it wouldn't have to deal with any more accusations of causing suicides like that of Sewell Setzer III. But what does this really … Continue reading Could AI Companions harm kids more than social media? (Updated x2)
The GAFAM-powered 'big AI' hype train rolls inexorably on, crushing all in its path. Everyone? Not quite. Here's who to follow for a more responsible take on artificial intelligence! Article originally published on LinkedIn; posting it here for posterity! CLIMATE Dr. Sasha Luccioni (Climate & AI Lead, Hugging Face, above right) is the world's most … Continue reading Who to follow in responsible AI – July 2025 edition
Last year, at Viva Technology (aka VivaTech), I hosted a round table session for a select few attendees keen to find out more about AI. This year, not only were sustainable AI luminaries Sasha Luccioni (Climate & AI Lead, Hugging Face) and Kate Kallot (Founder & CEO, Amini) invited to speak on 3 different sessions … Continue reading Viva la Sustainable AI, enfin?
If you're here and have already read this, you'll know that AI is already having a devastating impact on the climate; one that is set to get exponentially worse by the end of the decade. Of course, this is for reasons beyond most of our control. But what can *we* do at our level to … Continue reading How can I reduce my AI impact?
This year, a big first: I spoke at ChangeNOW, one of the world's biggest climate events (c. 40,000 visitors/year). On the impact of AI, my fave topic du jour (unless you hadn't noticed). Naturally, I was happy to get my key points across - with the help of ace moderator Kristen Davis (above right) - … Continue reading AI – If not Change NOW, when?
"We can't quantify AI's impact, we don't have enough precise data." Oh really? It's largely in reaction to assertions like this that I first set about compiling the above stats, late 2024. Because, whilst a lot of figures floating around are questionable - most famously the assertion that 1 request to ChatGPT uses as much … Continue reading AI’s Impacts, how to limit them, and why (updated)
If you ever thought the people in charge of today's most powerful companies still had values, think again. Any previously-professed good GAFAM intentions went out the window January 20, when Donald Trump became president of the USA, with Big Tech's leaders - the new Broligarchy - at his side. What? How? And above all, why? … Continue reading Welcome to Broligarchy
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