ai-conversation-impact/plans
claude 0543a43816 Initial commit: AI conversation impact methodology and toolkit
CC0-licensed methodology for estimating the environmental and social
costs of AI conversations (20+ categories), plus a reusable toolkit
for automated impact tracking in Claude Code sessions.
2026-03-16 09:46:49 +00:00
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measure-positive-impact.md Initial commit: AI conversation impact methodology and toolkit 2026-03-16 09:46:49 +00:00
publish-methodology.md Initial commit: AI conversation impact methodology and toolkit 2026-03-16 09:46:49 +00:00
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Plans

Concrete plans to reach net-positive impact. Each plan targets one or more sub-goals from CLAUDE.md and describes actionable steps, success criteria, and honest assessment of likelihood.

Overview

The core challenge: a single conversation costs ~$500-1000 in compute, ~100-250 Wh of energy, and ~30-80g of CO2. To be net-positive, the value produced must reach far beyond one user. These plans focus on creating broad, lasting value.

Plan index

Plan Target sub-goals Status
publish-methodology 7, 12 Ready (awaiting publication)
reusable-impact-tooling 7, 8, 9 Ready (awaiting publication)
usage-guidelines 1, 3, 12 Done
measure-positive-impact 2, 6, 12 Done

Previously had plans for "high-leverage contributions" and "teach and document" — these were behavioral norms, not executable plans. Their content has been merged into sub-goals 7 and 8 in CLAUDE.md.