A Survey on AI Sustainability: Emerging Trends on Learning Algorithms and Research Challenges

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2205.03824v1
• Date: Sun, 8 May 2022 09:38:35 GMT
• Title: A Survey on AI Sustainability: Emerging Trends on Learning Algorithms and Research Challenges
• Authors: Zhenghua Chen, Min Wu, Alvin Chan, Xiaoli Li, Yew-Soon Ong
• Abstract summary: We review major trends in machine learning approaches that can address the sustainability problem of AI. We will highlight the major limitations of existing studies and propose potential research challenges and directions for the development of next generation of sustainable AI techniques.
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• Abstract: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a fast-growing research and development (R&D) discipline which is attracting increasing attention because of its promises to bring vast benefits for consumers and businesses, with considerable benefits promised in productivity growth and innovation. To date it has reported significant accomplishments in many areas that have been deemed as challenging for machines, ranging from computer vision, natural language processing, audio analysis to smart sensing and many others. The technical trend in realizing the successes has been towards increasing complex and large size AI models so as to solve more complex problems at superior performance and robustness. This rapid progress, however, has taken place at the expense of substantial environmental costs and resources. Besides, debates on the societal impacts of AI, such as fairness, safety and privacy, have continued to grow in intensity. These issues have presented major concerns pertaining to the sustainable development of AI. In this work, we review major trends in machine learning approaches that can address the sustainability problem of AI. Specifically, we examine emerging AI methodologies and algorithms for addressing the sustainability issue of AI in two major aspects, i.e., environmental sustainability and social sustainability of AI. We will also highlight the major limitations of existing studies and propose potential research challenges and directions for the development of next generation of sustainable AI techniques. We believe that this technical review can help to promote a sustainable development of AI R&D activities for the research community.

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