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This paper bridges the gap between AI ethics and environmental sustainability, proposing a framework that considers both ethical and environmental implications of AI development. The research examines how ethical AI principles can be aligned with environmental sustainability goals, addressing issues such as computational efficiency, resource allocation, and environmental justice. The authors propose concrete guidelines for developing AI systems that are both ethically sound and environmentally sustainable.

This comprehensive study explores methods for developing energy-efficient vision transformers while maintaining high performance in computer vision tasks. The research evaluates various optimization techniques including architecture modifications, training strategies, and inference optimizations specifically designed for vision transformers. The authors demonstrate significant reductions in computational costs and energy consumption while preserving model accuracy across different vision tasks.

This comprehensive review examines state-of-the-art approaches for making deep learning more energy-efficient across the entire stack, from hardware to algorithms. The research analyzes various efficiency techniques including model compression, neural architecture search, and hardware-software co-design for energy-efficient deep learning. The authors provide detailed case studies and empirical evaluations of different approaches, offering insights into their effectiveness for reducing energy consumption while maintaining model performance.

This comprehensive study examines the accessibility challenges that people with disabilities face when interacting with AI systems. The research identifies key barriers in current AI technologies and proposes solutions. The authors analyze how AI can both help and hinder accessibility, providing concrete examples of both beneficial applications and problematic implementations that create new barriers. The paper presents a framework for evaluating AI accessibility and offers guidelines for developing more inclusive AI systems that work for users of all abilities.

This research presents a comprehensive framework for developing environmentally sustainable software, with a particular focus on AI systems and applications. The study identifies key principles and practices for green software engineering, including energy-aware design patterns, efficient coding practices, and sustainability metrics. The authors provide concrete guidelines and case studies demonstrating how to implement sustainable software development practices throughout the entire software lifecycle.

This practical guide provides concrete recommendations for implementing sustainable computing practices in AI research and development. The research outlines specific strategies for reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions throughout the AI development lifecycle, from experiment design to deployment. The authors present case studies and empirical evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of various sustainability practices in real-world AI projects.

This research introduces new methodologies for measuring and reducing the carbon footprint of AI computations across different computing environments. The study presents tools and techniques for accurate carbon impact assessment of AI workloads, considering factors such as hardware efficiency, datacenter location, and time-of-day energy mix. The authors provide practical recommendations for implementing carbon-aware computing practices in AI development and deployment.

This research examines how artificial intelligence is transforming assistive technologies, creating new opportunities and challenges for users with disabilities. The study analyzes various AI-powered assistive technologies, including advanced screen readers, intelligent voice interfaces, and computer vision systems for the visually impaired. The authors identify key success factors and potential pitfalls in developing AI-based assistive technologies, providing guidelines for creating more effective and inclusive solutions.

This paper presents a comprehensive framework for developing interpretable AI systems that can explain their decisions to stakeholders. The research bridges the gap between theoretical approaches to AI interpretability and practical implementation challenges. The authors analyze various techniques for making AI systems more transparent and understandable, including feature attribution methods, counterfactual explanations, and human-centered design approaches. The study also addresses the crucial balance between model complexity and interpretability, offering guidelines for when and how to prioritize explainability in AI systems.

The last decade saw the acceleration of new technologies adoption, shaping the digital landscape in terms of speed, quality and connectivity for multimedia contents and communication tools. While many activities have been able to benefit from the numerous innovations (4.0 industry, e-commerce, telecommunications, etc.) to develop, this growth has always been coupled with a significant increase of pressures on the environment and natural resources. The French Agency for Ecological Transition (ADEME) has proposed four scenarios for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 in its study “Transition 2050, Choisir maintenant, Agir pour le Climat”. They aim to link the technical and economic dimensions with thoughts on the transformations in society that they imply or that they give rise to. This is the context for the study entitled “Assessment of the environmental impact of digital technology in France and prospective analysis”. The present report on the “prospective analysis for 2030 and 2050 and medium- and long-term courses of action”, is a continuation of Task 1 on the “state of play and courses of action” and Task 2 on the “environmental assessment of digital services in France”. Specifically, Task 3 aims to assess the environmental impact of the digital sector in France for the 2030 and 2050 timeframes according to a trend scenario and different scenarios for the mitigation of this impact. Like Task 2, it consists of an evaluation of the impacts using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology. This methodology focuses on the three thirds of the digital world: user terminals, networks and data centers. The results are presented at the France-wide scale and are detailed under several levels of analysis in order to get a more acute interpretation and a better comprehension of direct environmental stakes related to digital technologies in France.