SAIG is an AI sustainability research and advisory firm.

AI can be sustainable.

AI can be
sustainable.

But it's not on that path yet.

But it's not on
that path yet.

The environmental, social, and economic costs of AI are real  and growing. But so is the opportunity to change course.

SAIG is here to help enterprises understand what's at stake, make more informed choices, and push the AI industry toward a version of itself that can work for people, planet, and profit.

THE STAKES

01.

AI's current trajectory depends on rising energy, carbon, and water costs.

01.

AI's current trajectory depends on rising energy, carbon, and water costs.

02.

$5 trillion in AI infrastructure spend projected this decade.

02.

$5 trillion in AI infrastructure spend projected this decade.

03.

Opposition, scrutiny, and regulation are intensifying.

03.

Opposition, scrutiny, and regulation are intensifying.

This isn't just an
environmental issue.

It's a question of long-term viability.

Enterprises deploying AI are absorbing risks they haven't priced in: energy volatility, supply constraints, regulatory uncertainty, and growing internal and external pressure.

THE OPPORTUNITY

The AI industry is maturing, and that changes who has leverage.

See how leverage changes as the industry matures

Priority: growth at any cost.

 

Speculative Capital

bubble investments, VC, public markets

AI labs
Models
Chips
Data centers

WHAT WE DO

We help organizations use that leverage to make AI sustainable in practice, not just in theory.

We help organizations use that leverage to make AI sustainable in practice, not just in theory.

Research

We answer the hard questions about AI's environmental impact with rigorous, open science.

Open research

Custom studies

Impact measurement

Standards development

Advisory

We turn evidence into strategy that organizations can stand behind.

Strategy development

Decision support

Stakeholder alignment

Tailored guidance

Deployment

We build the tools, benchmarks, and frameworks that operationalize sustainable AI.

Open tools

Applied frameworks

Implementation support

Custom integration

WHO WE ARE

We combine leading research expertise with real-world enterprise experience.

We combine leading research expertise with real-world enterprise experience.

Dr. Sasha Luccioni

Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer
Co-Founder, Chief Scientific Officer

AI sustainability researcher widely credited with helping define the field of AI environmental impacts. Sasha's work — spanning foundational research, widely-adopted benchmarks and tools, and a sustained effort to bring this issue into the public square — has shaped how the field understands and measures AI's environmental footprint.

AI sustainability researcher widely credited with helping define the field of AI environmental impacts. Sasha's work — spanning foundational research, widely-adopted benchmarks and tools, and a sustained effort to bring this issue into the public square — has shaped how the field understands and measures AI's environmental footprint.

Boris Gamazaychikov

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer

AI sustainability strategist focused on turning research into action inside organizations. Boris brings over a decade translating complex environmental challenges into enterprise strategy, with deep experience inside some of the world's largest technology companies — most recently as Head of AI Sustainability at Salesforce.

AI sustainability strategist focused on turning research into action inside organizations. Boris brings over a decade translating complex environmental challenges into enterprise strategy, with deep experience inside some of the world's largest technology companies — most recently as Head of AI Sustainability at Salesforce.

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Together, we bridge research, strategy, and implementation to drive sustainable AI from insight to tangible impact.


SELECTED WORK

A few examples of the foundational projects and initiatives we have led and contributed to.

Tools and Benchmarks

Line 1: AI Energy Score ↗ Line 2: CodeCarbon ↗ Line 3: AI Impact Estimation ↗

Research

Groundbreaking AI Inference Measurement AI Impact Estimation Methodology Balancing Sustainability and Performance

Resources and Strategies

Let's make AI sustainable.

How can we work together?

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Aerial Image Attribution: Sinem Görücü / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Headshots by Clara Lacasse

Let's make AI sustainable.

How can we work together?

Faseelh

Aerial Image Attribution: Sinem Görücü / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Headshots by Clara Lacasse

Let's make AI sustainable.

How can we work together?

Faseelh

Aerial Image Attribution: Sinem Görücü / https://betterimagesofai.org / https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Headshots by Clara Lacasse