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SUMMARY:The Environmental Costs of the AI Boom
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CONTACT:djaffe@bnl.gov
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Samuel Dotson\n\n\nAbstract: Artificial intelligence
  is reshaping the United States' energy landscape. Data centers now consum
 e 4.4% of U.S. electricity and could reach 12% by 2028. Critical questions
  remain: How much CO2 does a single query generate? What drives this explo
 sive demand growth? How do resource consumption costs compare with AI's be
 nefits?\nThis talk contextualizes these questions with an overview of the 
 technical developments enabling AI scaling and explores trajectories for f
 uture demand growth from this sector. Drawing on recent Union of Concerned
  Scientists modeling\, we'll examine the allocation of AI compute resource
 s\, address efficiency paradoxes\, and analyze policy solutions for meetin
 g demand with clean energy while limiting climate and health impacts.\n\n
  \n \nJoin videoconference\n\nhttps://indico.bnl.gov/event/31338/
LOCATION:Large Seminar Room
URL:https://indico.bnl.gov/event/31338/
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