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title: "To Do: Develop Energy Transparency Standards for AI Models"
summary: |-
  The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) should work with the Department of Energy to develop a best practice for assessing training and inference energy costs.
date: "2024-01-29"
issues: ["Artificial Intelligence"]
content_type: "Knowledge Base Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2024/01/29/to-do-develop-energy-transparency-standards-for-ai-models/"
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# To Do: Develop Energy Transparency Standards for AI Models

# Recommendation

NIST should develop energy transparency standards for AI models.

# Details

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) should work with the Department of Energy to develop a recommended best practice for assessing AI models’ training and inference energy costs. For example, this standard might include a set of benchmark tests and hardware to give comparable energy performance metrics across different models.

**Keep reading:**

- Daniel Castro, “Rethinking Concerns About AI’s Energy Use,” (ITIF Center for Data Innovation, January 2024), [https://itif.org/publications/2024/01/29/rethinking-concerns-about-ai-energy-use/](https://itif.org/publications/2024/01/29/rethinking-concerns-about-ai-energy-use/).

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2024/01/29/to-do-develop-energy-transparency-standards-for-ai-models/*