This presentation was recorded at YOW! Australia 2025. #GOTOcon #YOW https://yowcon.com Charles Humble - Freelance Techie, Podcaster, Editor, Author & Consultant RESOURCES https://bsky.app/profile/charleshumble.bsky.social https://linkedin.com/in/charleshumble https://mastodon.social/@charleshumble https://conissaunce.com Links https://www.iea.org/energy-system/buildings/data-centres-and-data-transmission-networks#tracking https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/sustainability/report https://www.gstatic.com/gumdrop/sustainability/google-2024-environmental-report.pdf https://www.epa.gov/climatechange-science/causes-climate-change https://app.electricitymaps.com/map https://www.conissaunce.com/demand-shifting-and-shaping https://thenewstack.io/why-tech-professionals-must-lead-the-charge-on-genai-safety https://time.com/6247678/openai-chatgpt-kenya-workers https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6128960 https://thenewstack.io/ai-at-the-edge-federated-learning-for-greater-performance https://github.com/google/aqt https://research.google/blog/looking-back-at-speculative-decoding https://thenewstack.io/ebooks/cloud-infrastructure/developers-guide-to-cloud-infrastructure-efficiency-and-sustainability-2 ABSTRACT After considering the significance of the carbon footprint of AI, Charles will offer practical strategies to reduce environmental impact at each stage of the AI lifecycle. These strategies include using smaller datasets, leveraging transfer learning, employing model compression techniques, and considering edge computing. [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 01:34 AI development 06:25 AI's hidden environmental cost rises 11:27 How much carbon is IT responsible for? 14:07 Embodied carbon vs. Direct emissions 17:23 Project planning 25:07 Data collection 27:10 Side quest: Data collection ethics 29:05 Training 36:00 Deployment & maintenance 38:28 4 steps to make all computing greener 40:58 Resources 42:04 Outro Download slides and read the full abstract here: https://yowcon.com/brisbane-2025/sessions/3626 RECOMMENDED BOOKS Charles Humble • Kubernetes at the Edge • https://www.conissaunce.com/kubernetes-edge-ebook Charles Humble • Professional Skills for Software Engineers • https://conissaunce.com/professional-skills-shortcut Charles Humble • The Developer's Guide to Cloud Infrastructure, Efficiency & Sustainability • https://conissaunce.com/sustainability-ebook Anne Currie, Sarah Hsu, & Sara Bergman • Building Green Software • https://amzn.to/3IKopW5 Bill Gates • How to Avoid a Climate Disaster • https://amzn.to/4iWtvPI Hannah Ritchie • Not the End of the World • https://amzn.to/4vdcZ2N https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #GreenAI #Sustainability #GreenSoftware #SustainableAI #SustainableSoftware #AI #ML #LLM #GreenLLM #CharlesHumble #YOWcon CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1