Student Government's Department of Campus Technology and Department of Sustainability are organizing a panel discussion on the relationship between sustainability and artificial intelligence.
Panelists are Dr. Peter Burns (CEEES Professor), Dr. Nitesh Chawla (Computer Science Professor), Dr. Ahmed Abbasi (Analytics Professor), and Brandon Rich (Director of AI Enablement
Content Description: In the last few years, there has been an explosion in the use of generative AI with this powerful technology not only being integrated into nearly every operational sector of society but also into our daily lives. While this rapid growth has brought impressive advances in efficiency and problem-solving, it has also been accompanied by growing levels of energy and water consumption. Particularly in the case of data centers, this intense resource demand brings into question the sustainability of AI and highlights the tensions that exist between the technology’s ability to drive efficiency, clean energy investment, and the resurgence of nuclear energy, all while demanding ever increasing amounts of resources. Join us for a panel discussion on how AI is reshaping the energy landscape and the role it can play in the move toward a more sustainable future.