Hi first time poster here. So as you can tell from the subject line, I am interested in the environmental impacts of machine learning and ai and computing in general. When I try to look it up I find how ai could help the environment but I have heard that training big models can affect the environment pretty badly and they use up a lot of carbon. I have also heard that python specifically is bad for the environment compared to other languages?
Anyone have any sources or information on these thing(s)? Studying CS on the side to my statistics major degree because I want to get into data science but I want to learn more about computing ethically -with respect to the environment I mean. If python is bad for the environment then I assume it isn’t so popular in the workforce and I should focus on learning a different language? If so what one?
Again, any reputable sources on these things would be helpful as I’m interested in learning more but I have no idea where to find information about it
Originally posted this on the technology board but apparently nobody knows anything there so hoping for actual smart people here, not just people larping as intelligent.