Sasha Luccioni

AI & Climate Lead at Hugging Face

Sasha Luccioni, the AI & Climate Lead at Hugging Face, ensuring sustainable AI practices at the unicorn startup.

Born in the former Soviet Union, Luccioni obtained an M.Sc. in Cognitive Science from Ecole normale supérieure in Paris and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Computing from UQAM University.

Her impressive career trajectory includes:
► Research Scientist: Roles at Nuance Communications, Morgan Stanley, and the Quebec AI Institute, where she spearheaded "This Climate Does Not Exist," a project visualizing the potential effects of climate change.
► Hugging Face (2021-present): She co-authored a study in 2022 that estimated the carbon emissions of BLOOM, a large multilingual AI model, to be over 50 metric tons of CO₂. This figure is comparable to approximately 80 round-trip flights between London and New York, underscoring the substantial environmental impact of large-scale AI models.

Beyond her research, Luccioni is developing an "energy star rating for AI" to help developers make sustainable choices by comparing the climate impact of different models.

Her efforts have been recognized globally, including:
► TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI (2024)
► Business Insider's AI Power List (2024)
► MIT Technology Review's "35 Innovators Under 35" list (2023)

Seeing Luccioni champion sustainable AI practices gives me so much hope for the future of our planet. It's inspiring how she's leading the AI industry towards greater environmental awareness and responsibility.