With a rapid increase in the development and application of AI, the moment is ripe for the GSF to shape how companies approach the innovation and sustainability of their AI technology.
The Green AI Committee (‘GAIC’) will shape the GSF's strategy in building knowledge, standards, and tooling to ensure that the development and application of AI results in the least amount of environmental harm possible to support net zero ambitions.
The GAIC was officially approved by the Steering Committee (SC) on 31st March 2024. The committee has devolved power from the SC to run autonomously within the scope defined below.
Appointments
The committee was proposed and founded by Thomas Lewis (Microsoft).
Vice-Chairs are André Racz (Avanade) and Sanjay Podder (Accenture).
The committee members are:
- Arun Ravindran - BCG
- Chris Xie - Futurewei
- Federica Sarro - UCL
- Juan José Lopez Murphy - Globant
- Nisha Menon - Siemens
- Oliver Barwell - HSBC
- Savannah Goodman - Google
- Vincent Caldeira - IBM
- Vinjosh Varghese - UBS
- Yusuke Kobayashi - NTT DATA
Scope
Internal
- Have a holistic view across all projects to ensure green AI is applied consistently.
- Propose Green AI projects for various working groups.
- Propose Green AI features for existing GSF projects.
- Propose guests and speakers for the GSF's blog, podcasts, and events.
External
- Define, publish, and maintain the public position and strategy of the GSF concerning Green AI.
- Coordinate and partner with other non-profits, governments, and regulators regarding Green AI policy.
- Respond to external media requests regarding Green AI.
- Represent the GSF in conferences and industry events.
Example Activities
- Develop an ISO standard for measuring AIs environmental impact, similar to the SCI specification.
- Respond to an AI Bill drafted by US Senators.
- Define the syllabus for a Green AI Engineer certification.
- Collaborate with other organisations such as the CNCF to develop a reference architectures.