This task is an independent work to be done during unsupervised sessions.
The goal is to study the provided documents and present a summary
according to the following instructions:
The entire work must fit on a single A4 page✍
A page refers to one side of a sheet.
(using a font size no smaller than 12pt)
written in either English or French.
The four sections listed below must be clearly distinguished.
The work must be submitted in the manner and by the deadline
previously indicated by your session supervisor.
First section
Study the report “AI, data, and computing: shaping infrastructures for
a decarbonised world” (The Shift Project, October 2025).
The English version is presented on
this
page, and a French version on
this
one.
A short version of this report is available,
and even a video (in French).
Provide a brief summary of its key points.
Second section
Study the report “Lean ICT: Towards digital sobriety”
(The Shift Project, March 2019).
The English version is presented on
this
page, and a French version on
this
one.
A short version of this report is available.
For aspects shared by both reports, indicate how the trends have evolved
between them.
The focus should be on the observed data rather than the various
prospective scenarios considered.
Third section
Determine how the
“Jevons paradox”
relates to the issue pointed out in these reports.
Fourth section
Explain the connection you make between this issue and the technologies
studied in this course✍
This might sound cynical... and it is, indeed!
(or throughout the entire school program).
Note that, for all of this, using your favourite LLM it is highly
recommended✍
S7-NSA 13_resources — Resource consumption