Should I Use AI for This?

A Biodesigner’s 10-Point Checklist for Smarter, Greener Computation

Before you run that growth simulation, fire up that protein model, or generate one more mycelium iteration in a physics engine...
Ask yourself: is this AI worth the emissions?

This one-page PDF checklist helps biodesigners, researchers, and students make carbon-aware decisions about integrating AI in their workflows.

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What’s Inside

  • 10 critical questions to ask before using AI in biodesign

  • Covers training, inference, infrastructure, and alternatives

  • Based on real trade-offs across bacterial cellulose, algae, and mycelium

  • Designed to be printed or used in the lab/studio

  • Built from the latest Biodesign Academy premium article

Who It’s For

  • Students working on AI-assisted material growth or simulation

  • Educators building emissions literacy into biodesign curriculum

  • Designers using living materials like algae, mycelium, cellulose

  • Synthetic biologists evaluating lab vs. digital energy use

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