2024.11.06

[seanmcilroy29]

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2024.11.06 Agenda/Minutes

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Time 1600 (BST) - See the time in your timezone

• Co-Chair - Henry Richards (WattTime)
• Co-Chair - Naveen Balani - (Accenture)
• Convener – Sean Mcilroy (Linux Foundation)

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Roll Call

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Agenda

• Approve agenda
• Approve previous Meeting Minutes

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Project Proposal Discussion

• SCI for AI - Scope based on - Extending Software Carbon Intensity for AI sci#391

Are there any objections to the SWG approving the proposed project - SCI for AI?
Sean to work with Henry/Navveen/Asim to firm up the draft project proposal

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SCI for AI Workshop - Navveen and Henry

• Motion to approve the launch of a Workshop based on Issue #391

Are there any objections to the SWG approving a Workshop to support the SCI for AI?

Workshop rollout

• Workshop framework
• What issues do we want to address?
• What are the desired outcomes?
• What are the key deliverables?
• What would success look like?
• Who needs to be involved?

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Project Review updates

• Real-Time Cloud
  - Next Steps:

• Project members are to review the project in six months to submit it to ISO.
• Software Carbon Efficiency Rating Chris Xie (Futurewei) - Chris (Futurewei)
• New baseline under review
• Transforming Organisational Software Sustainability
  • Last meeting workshop members joined to review updates - Pindy (UBS)/ Sean (Microsoft)
  • 02nd Nov - Review updates to the implementation pillar with the invited Workshop members
• sci-guide - Navveen (Accenture)

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Articles

• nothing to review

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For Review

• Nothing to review

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Future meeting Agenda submissions

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Next Meeting

• 21st Nov

Adjourn

• Motion to adjourn

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Previous Meeting Notes - SCI for AI

SCI workshop to define the scope and functional unit for the SCI standard for AI:

• Clearly define the problem statement and critical challenges the SCI standard for AI aims to address. This will help focus the workshop discussions.
• Determine whether there should be a single functional unit for AI in general or if multiple functional units are needed for different classes or archetypes of AI systems. This decision should consider factors like model size, accuracy, and other relevant parameters.
• Ensure the workshop has AI experts representing it. This cross-pollination of expertise will be crucial for defining the appropriate scope and functional unit.
• Prioritize high-level consensus on the key elements rather than getting bogged down in detailed wordsmithing. The baseline specification can be iteratively refined after the workshop.
  Leverage existing work, such as the base SCI specification and the previous discussions from the Green AI Committee, as a starting point to build upon.
• Prepare pre-read materials and research papers to help inform the workshop discussions and ensure participants are aligned on the field's current state.
  The goal should be to produce a baseline SCI specification for AI that can serve as the community's foundation for further development and refinement.

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Standing Agenda / Future Agenda submissions

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