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Frugal AI: the unattainable grail for CIOs?
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Summary
An investigative report by journalist Fabrice Deblock for ANDSI. Topic: Under competing pressures, do IT directors have the means to implement truly frugal AI within their projects?
The report features three experts with complementary viewpoints:
- Pierre Delort, President of ANDSI
- Rémi Sabonnadiere, CEO and co-founder of Effixis (part of the Artefact group), an AI consulting firm
- Denis Trystram, Professor at Grenoble INP-UGA and member of the Grenoble Computer Science Laboratory (LIG)
The editorial perspective
The report examines the various constraints faced by IT decision-makers (DSI).
It clearly states that AI’s environmental footprint is not a priority for DSIs, even though they are aware of the issue.
The experts interviewed highlight practical ways to reduce the environmental footprint of AI services. The proposed solutions are pragmatic, addressing both the purpose of the service and the pressure from company leadership to maintain or even increase productivity.
However, the conclusion feels somewhat underwhelming given the scale of the challenge. The report leans more toward incremental changes rather than more radical or systemic shifts necessary for truly frugal AI.
In brief, the editorial perspective
The most
- A pragmatic look at the reality of IT decision-makers
- Experts discussing methods to reduce the environmental footprint of AI services
- A concrete insight into internal pressures and corporate economic vs. ecological challenges
The least
- Given that this article is aimed at experts / CIOs, the content could be more technically in-depth to propose ambitious solutions rather than small steps that will not significantly limit AI’s impact
Publication date
November 2024
Available in
- French
License
Intellectual property of the author