Diffit’s Commitment to Sustainable AI

At Diffit, we believe that technology should empower teachers while respecting the world students will inherit. Artificial intelligence offers enormous potential to save educators time and expand access to learning, but it also carries an environmental footprint. We take that responsibility seriously.

To build Diffit, we partner with trusted Large Language Model (LLM) providers, OpenAI and Google Gemini, whose infrastructure choices reflect a commitment to cleaner, more efficient operations.

  • OpenAI, hosted on Microsoft Azure, benefits from Microsoft’s ongoing investments in renewable energy and carbon reduction. Microsoft has committed to becoming carbon negative by 2030 and to removing all historical emissions by 2050. [1] Azure is working toward matching 100 % of its electricity consumption with renewable sources, and has launched renewable energy projects and sustainable datacenter designs. [2]

  • Google Gemini, delivered via Google Cloud, runs on infrastructure where Google has matched 100% of its global electricity consumption with renewables for years. [3] Google has also announced that the energy and carbon footprint of a “median Gemini Apps text prompt” has dropped dramatically — by factors of ~33× for energy and ~44× for emissions over a 12-month span — while consuming only ~0.24 watt-hours of electricity and ~0.26 mL of water per prompt. Google’s continued progress is backed by detailed methodology accounting for idle machines, full-stack overhead, and dynamic power. [4] Moreover, Google’s TPU hardware generations have improved carbon efficiency, including a 3× improvement in carbon-efficiency from TPU v4 to more recent architectures. [5]

At Diffit, our role doesn’t stop with choosing responsible partners. We design our platform to be efficient and intentional, making sure that the AI we use delivers maximum value to teachers and students without unnecessary waste.

Sustainability and innovation are not competing priorities — they are both essential to the future of education. By aligning with partners who share this vision and by holding ourselves accountable, Diffit is committed to delivering tools that support teachers, learners, and the planet.

References

[1] Microsoft.com – Corporate Responsibility (2025).
[2] Microsoft Azure – Datacenters (2025).
[3] Google Sustainability - 2023 Environmental Report (2023).
[4] Google Cloud Blog - How much energy does Google’s AI use? We did the math (2025).
[5] Google Cloud Blog - Designing sustainable AI: A deep dive into TPU efficiency and lifecycle emissions (2025).

Last Updated: September 2025