Ex-Hugging Face, Salesforce leaders partner on AI sustainability venture

Two leaders in sustainable AI have left their tech jobs to start a new venture that aims to help companies mitigate AI’s environmental footprint. The Sustainable AI Group (SAIG), which launched on Wednesday, is led by Sasha Luccioni, Hugging Face’s former AI and climate lead, and Salesforce’s former head of AI sustainability Boris Gamazaychikov. The new research and advisory firm, based in Montréal, plans to work with businesses to help them square their increasing AI use with their sustainabili