AIBearisharXiv – CS AI · 14h ago7/10
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Environmental Footprint of GenAI Research: Insights from the Moshi Foundation Model
Researchers from Kyutai's Moshi foundation model project conducted the first comprehensive environmental audit of GenAI model development, revealing the hidden compute costs of R&D, failed experiments, and debugging beyond final training. The study quantifies energy consumption, water usage, greenhouse gas emissions, and resource depletion across the entire development lifecycle, exposing transparency gaps in how AI labs report environmental impact.