"How Tech Companies Could Shrink AI's Climate Footprint"

"In 2018, computer scientist Sasha Luccioni was an AI researcher for Morgan Stanley — and couldn't shake this existential worry.

"I essentially was getting more and more climate anxiety. I was really feeling this profound disconnect between my job and my values and the things that I cared about," Luccioni told NPR.

So Luccioni quit her job.

Now the Climate Lead at Hugging Face, an online community for AI developers to share models and datasets, Luccioni is part of a growing movement to make AI more environmentally sustainable.

One solution? Less artificial intelligence."

Emily Kwong, Regina G. Barber, Hannah Chinn, and Rebecca Ramirez report for NPR May 9, 2025.

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