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Towards Sustainability of AI: A Systematic Review of Exisiting Life Cycle Assessment Approaches and Key Environmental Impact Parameters of Artificial Intelligence

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dc.contributor.authorDokic, Dusan
dc.contributor.authorGroen In'T Woud, Florian
dc.contributor.authorMaass, Wolfgang
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-26T18:43:39Z
dc.date.available2023-12-26T18:43:39Z
dc.date.issued2024-01-03
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2024.518
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-7-1
dc.identifier.other1b248e02-f227-4366-82ed-8e8ff56f856e
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10125/106902
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectDigital Innovation for a Sustainable Economy
dc.subjectartificial intelligence
dc.subjectdata center
dc.subjectlife cycle assessment
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectsustainability of ai
dc.titleTowards Sustainability of AI: A Systematic Review of Exisiting Life Cycle Assessment Approaches and Key Environmental Impact Parameters of Artificial Intelligence
dc.typeConference Paper
dc.type.dcmiText
dcterms.abstractMost people are aware of the huge benefits that Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings to humanity in terms of sustainable applications (AI for sustainability). Yet, the fewest face the environmental impacts caused by an AI over its complete lifecycle (Sustainability of AI), e.g., the energy consumption, regardless how beneficial its outputs are. This paper presents a systematic literature review on the existing approaches for conducting a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) on AI applications, alongside the key factors influencing their environmental impact. The study identifies critical environmental impact drivers of an AI over its life cycle, like the energy and resource consumption of hardware devices which provide the needed computing power . It underscores the importance of a holistic LCA approach considering operational and embodied energy use and the lifecycle impacts of data centers and other physical devices required for AI. The results provide critical insights for stakeholders looking to assess and mitigate the environmental impact of AI applications.
dcterms.extent10 pages
prism.startingpage4301

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