Developers want more sustainable AI

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Key takeaways:

• 63% of developers say AI contributes to climate change and 70% want employers to do more about it.
• They blame inefficient models and unwanted software, not their own habits.
• 80% want tools to write more energy-efficient code, starting with baselining AI energy use.

Developers care deeply about sustainability and the environmental impact of AI and software systems. They also think employers should be doing more to respond.

A clear majority of respondents (63%) believe AI systems contribute to climate change either a great deal or a moderate amount, according to a joint report from GitHub and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC).

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