Environmental Impact of AI Ep 35
Environmental Impact of AI Ep35: Dr Nadine Moustafa & Dr Hanya Ahmed
AI is a leading force in the development of emerging technology, in day to day operations and addressing global challenges. But what is the environmental impact of AI and does AI have a carbon footprint?
Topics Discussed
- What is AI and how to build an AI model.
- Differences in AI technologies.
- The cost of running large data centres.
- Carbon accounting of AI.
Episode Overview
with timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
01:30 - What is AI?
03:00 - Building AI Models
06:30 - Environmental Costs of AI Training
09:00 - Efficiency vs. Environmental Impact
12:00 - Genetic Frameworks in AI
14:30 - Cloud vs. Edge AI
17:00 - Carbon Accounting in AI
19:30 - Industry Awareness and Responsibility
22:00 - Future Tools and Benchmarks
24:00 - Final Thoughts
Meet our Guests
Dr. Nadine Moustafa
Research associate in the Chemical Engineering department and the Center for Environmental Policy. She specialises in systems modelling for carbon management and decarbonization technologies, developing net-zero strategies including carbon accounting, policy and carbon markets.
Connect with Nadine on LinkedIn
Dr Hanya Ahmed
A postdoctoral research assistant at the Royal Veterinary College and Queen Mary University, with the school of electronic engineering and computing science. She specializes in building and training AI models for industry and medical technology.
Hanya's link: Dr Hanya Ahmed: Centre for Electronics
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