[Event Recap] AI and the Environment: Separating Myth from Measurable Impact | April 29

Artificial intelligence and the data centers that power the technology are portrayed as a major threat to the environment—consuming vast amounts of energy, water, and accelerating climate change. A burgeoning anti-Data Center movement is spawning across the country. Here in the California State University system and at San Francisco State University, 80 percent of students, faculty, and staff cite environmental impact as a major concern about AI.

This webinar hosted Andy Masley, an independent writer and researcher, focused on AI, environmental issues, and other topics, who explored the environmental impact of AI, media headlines and emerging research. His work broadens the view of widely held assumptions highlighting where concerns are well-founded and identifying where the conversation may be missing important context.