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World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage • Jul 2, 2026 • Session details

The Hidden Cost of "Just Ask AI": A Guide to Green Prompting

Valeria Salis

Saying 'please' to your AI wastes energy. Every generated token increases your carbon footprint. Discover how green prompting can sustainably shrink your tech impact.

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#1 about 4 min

Demographic trends in generative artificial intelligence adoption

A recent study reveals that artificial intelligence usage spans beyond tech professionals to a broader demographic.

#2 about 2 min

Common use cases for generative artificial intelligence tools

Information retrieval has replaced standard search engines as the primary use case for artificial intelligence assistants.

#3 about 3 min

The absence of structured guidelines for artificial intelligence use

The widespread accessibility of language models without proper instructions creates unnoticed societal and environmental risks.

#4 about 5 min

Academic research on the energy consumption of model inference

Researchers analyzing open-source models discovered the primary prompt characteristics that drive inference energy usage.

#5 about 5 min

Key factors driving generative model energy consumption

Longer text responses and specific descriptive keywords significantly increase the energy footprint of language models.

#6 about 4 min

Applying sustainable prompt design to minimize model verbosity

Structuring requests with strict output constraints reduces unnecessary text generation and lowers computational costs.

#7 about 5 min

Tracking personal artificial intelligence emissions with browser extensions

Browser extensions can estimate the energy and water consumption of daily interactions with language models.

#8 about 4 min

Actionable strategies for adopting green prompting in daily workflows

Removing polite filler words and establishing precise output boundaries helps build a sustainable technology ecosystem.

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Evaluating the environmental cost of AI and vibe coding

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Basics of generative AI and prompt interactions

Cheuk Ho · World Congress 2023

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The shift from human prompt engineering to AI-generated prompts

Vitaly Friedman Vitaly Friedman · World Congress 2026 Europe

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Evaluating the environmental execution costs of AI generation workflows

Paul Kinlan · Coffee With Developers

1:39 min

Balancing human-centric AI collaboration with environmental sustainability practices

Madalena Costa Madalena Costa · World Congress 2024

4:46 min

How generative models disrupt traditional machine interaction

Mary Grygleski Mary Grygleski · LIVE

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