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Power Hungry: A Discussion about AI’s Energy Usage and the Environment

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2024 Dana Natural Resources Building
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Did you know behind every AI inquiry is an expansive digital network that requires water and energy to operate? The infrastructure supporting AI is often out-of-sight from the public, how are institutions and the tech industry working to increase transparency? As excitement around the transformative potential of AI rapidly grows so to does it environmental challenges. How are institutions like University of Michigan working to reconcile AI’s growing environmental impact with its potential to address global challenges?

Join Students of the Sustainable Artificial Development alongside staff and faculty from SEAS, EECS, and ITS for an exciting panel discussion on AI’s environmental footprint, the potential for sustainable AI usage, and how University of the Michigan is working to lead the charge in advancing sustainable AI technologies.

Food will be provided!
Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/M9MoySEUj3iZrHFFA

And be sure to check out LSA Sustainability’s Sustainable AI workshop on Dec. 5!
https://events.umich.edu/event/129318