marmelab<p>Mistral AI just took a bold step towards transparency by publishing the first lifecycle analysis (LCA) of an AI model.</p><p>📊 The results? Training Mistral Large 2 (128B parameter) emitted 20,000t CO₂e.</p><p>It confirms what many feared:<br>👉 AI is a massive carbon emitter.</p><p>At Marmelab, this issue has been on our radar for a while. That’s why we conducted our own study earlier this year.</p><p>🔗 Read it here: <a href="https://marmelab.com/blog/2025/03/19/ai-carbon-footprint.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">marmelab.com/blog/2025/03/19/a</span><span class="invisible">i-carbon-footprint.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ResponsibleAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResponsibleAI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MistralAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MistralAI</span></a></p>