Analytic Framework for Estimating Memory Cost

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Main Authors: Shankar, Anirudh, Chatterjee, Avhishek, Chakravorty, Anjan
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Published: 2026
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author Shankar, Anirudh
Chatterjee, Avhishek
Chakravorty, Anjan
author_facet Shankar, Anirudh
Chatterjee, Avhishek
Chakravorty, Anjan
contents As artificial intelligence (AI) models quickly spread and become more advanced, they are requiring an ever-increasing amount of data and compute capability, leading to a significant energy cost. Training and inference of AI models including the large language models (LLMs) and deep neural networks (DNNs) are contributing to a large carbon footprint owing to the massive amount of memory they consume in data centers. In this article, we present a generalized framework that quantifies these energy costs incurred to the environment. This framework provides a foundational quantification of AI's ecological footprint, facilitating the development of sustainable architectural strategies for future models.
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spellingShingle Analytic Framework for Estimating Memory Cost
Shankar, Anirudh
Chatterjee, Avhishek
Chakravorty, Anjan
Emerging Technologies
Applied Physics
As artificial intelligence (AI) models quickly spread and become more advanced, they are requiring an ever-increasing amount of data and compute capability, leading to a significant energy cost. Training and inference of AI models including the large language models (LLMs) and deep neural networks (DNNs) are contributing to a large carbon footprint owing to the massive amount of memory they consume in data centers. In this article, we present a generalized framework that quantifies these energy costs incurred to the environment. This framework provides a foundational quantification of AI's ecological footprint, facilitating the development of sustainable architectural strategies for future models.
title Analytic Framework for Estimating Memory Cost
topic Emerging Technologies
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.01793