Sustainable AI: AI for sustainability and the sustainability of AI

Abstract While there is a growing effort towards AI for Sustainability (e.g. the sustainable development goals) it time to move beyond that and address sustainability of developing using systems. In this paper I propose definition Sustainable AI; movement foster change in entire lifecycle products (i.e. idea generation, training, re-tuning, implementation, governance) greater ecological integrity social justice. As such, focused on more than applications; rather, addresses whole sociotechnical system AI. have suggested here not about how sustain per say but develop compatible with sustaining environmental resources current future generations; economic models societies; societal values are fundamental given society. articulated phrase be understood as having two branches; reduction carbon emissions computing power). take at core its three accompanying tensions between innovation equitable resource distribution; inter intra-generational justice; and, environment, society, economy. This meant engage each pillars social, economic, environment), such Rather, inspire reader, policy maker, ethicist, developer connect environment—to remember costs Further, direct funding methods