Episode Summary
TWiGS host Chris Adams is joined once again by Gaël Duez to discuss the latest news in green software around AI. They discuss insights from recent reports by Google, Meta, and Amazon, as well as looking at the implementation of the GSF’s Software Carbon Intensity metric. Similarly, the conversation touches on the distribution of renewable energies and the use of different means of measuring carbon in reporting, and how this can affect the behavior of consumers and organizations alike. Tune in for an enlightening discussion on the latest in green software.Learn more about our people:Chris Adams: LinkedIn | GitHub | WebsiteGaël Duez: LinkedIn | WebsiteFind out more about the GSF:The Green Software Foundation Website Sign up to the Green Software Foundation NewsletterNews:Green Coding AI [05:02]Sustainability: How Did Amazon, Azure, Google Perform in 2023? - The New Stack [19:33]Big Tech’s bid to rewrite the rules on net zero [34:20]Can AWS really reduce the carbon footprint of AI workloads by 99% or is it 'greenwashing'? [43:36]Are the CO2 emission reductions promised by cloud providers realistic ? | Boavizta [44:44]Mark Butcher on LinkedIn: #sustainability #scope2 | 58 comments [45:09]AWS, Digital Realty, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Schneider Electric call for greater supplier transparency on Scope 3 emissions Events:Green IO London 2024 [1:01:15]CNCF Cloud Native Sustainability Week 2024 [1:05:48]Resources:The Week in Green Software: Complex Carbon Accounting with Gaël Duez [03:54]EcoLogits tracks the energy consumption and environmental footprint of using generative AI models through APIs. [06:43]https://hotcarbon.org/assets/2024/pdf/hotcarbon24-final109.pdf [11:02]Making an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phone | MIT Technology Review [15:21]Energy Star Rati