Summary
Salesforce has been working on making AI use more sustainable by addressing the energy and water demands of data centers. The company has introduced Hyperforce, an energy-efficient infrastructure, and AI Energy Score, a tool to compare energy use of AI models. Despite industry-wide concerns about sustainability, adoption of these tools has been slow beyond Salesforce.
Key Facts
- AI applications are increasing energy and water demands significantly.
- Salesforce has over a decade of experience with AI and sustainability efforts.
- The company returned to the list of America's Greenest Companies with a high rating.
- Salesforce developed Hyperforce to reduce its carbon footprint through efficient infrastructure.
- AI Energy Score helps measure and compare energy usage of AI models.
- Adoption of AI Energy Score by other tech companies has been limited.
- Salesforce collaborates with other organizations to create standards for measuring AI models' energy use.
- Some major tech companies declined to use the AI Energy Score tool.
