discovery of new materials, and automatically monitoring environmental changes. However, artificial intelligence applications may also have direct and indirect negative environmental impacts, including rebound effects, behavioral impacts, and accelerating high-pollution activities. (7) Estimates of the current and future environmental impacts of artificial intelligence are currently uncertain. (8) Negative environmental effects may have a disparate impact across different regions and communities. (9) Various options exist to reduce the negative environmental impacts of artificial intelligence, including using more efficient models, hardware, and data centers, using renewable energy, and examining the impacts of artificial intelligence applications. (10) Promoting transparency and environmental protection measures may help mitigate negative environmental impacts of the rapid growth in artificial intelligence use, while promoting artificial intelligence uses with net positive environmental impacts. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Artificial intelligence The term artificial intelligence has the meaning given such term in section 5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 ( 15 U.S.C. 9401 ). (2) Artificial intelligence model The term artificial intelligence model means a component of an information system that implements artificial intelligence technology and uses computational, statistical, or machine-learning techniques to produce outputs from a given set of inputs. (3) Artificial intelligence system The term artificial intelligence system means any data system, software, hardware, application, tool, or utility that operates in whole or in part using artificial intelligence. (4) Voluntary reporting entity The term voluntary reporting entity means any company, organization, or other entity that— (A) develops or operates an artificial intelligence system