Journal

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Thoughts and working notes from October 2024 onward. Where an original date was not recorded, the entry shows the month only.

A field guide to measuring and reducing the footprint of software, websites and AI: open standards, calculators, data sources and where each fits.

An AI agent looks like one chat box. Underneath sit a dozen layers of infrastructure, each with its own footprint. How LCA thinking helps map them.

Token optimization is everywhere. Carbon optimization is not. Why data center efficiency has plateaued while AI demand keeps climbing.

Notes on the SCI specification, what it asks product teams to measure, and the product strategies that lower the footprint of AI features.