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Examines the energy implications of generative AI.

Fayerweather Hall, Room 513

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This workshop examines the energy implications of generative AI and costs in relation to electrical grids and water consumption, including recent community-driven efforts to push back on the construction of data centers.Participants will start trying to calculate the financial costs of AI usage at Columbia, using the ongoing map as a source for investigation. This event also prompts participants to meditate on what social agency could entail in refusing to treat these costs as necessary and inevitable. <h3>Event Information</h3>Free and open to the public; registration required. Please email scienceandsociety@columbia.edu with any questions.Hosted by the <a href="https://scienceandsociety.columbia.edu/" title="https://scienceandsociety.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Center for Science and Society</a> at Columbia University. Supported by the <a href="https://iserp.columbia.edu/" title="https://iserp.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy</a> at Columbia University.

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