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DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence promises to revolutionize many aspects 
 of clean tech [https://www.newsweek.com/googles-expanded-flood-hub-uses-ai
 -help-us-adapt-extreme-weather-1833617] and climate science\, offering pow
 erful ways to bring down emissions and adapt to climate impacts. However\,
  AI is also an enormous energy consumer [https://www.newsweek.com/how-ai-g
 enerates-both-climate-pollution-solutions-1880430] due to the massive comp
 uting power needed at data centers to train and operate generative AI syst
 ems. Energy analysts warn of a coming surge in electricity and water deman
 d [https://www.newsweek.com/why-ai-so-thirsty-data-centers-use-massive-amo
 unts-water-1882374] at data centers due largely to AI’s growth.  \n\nOur p
 anel of experts from AI\, technology and electric companies will discuss h
 ow we can reap the climate benefits of AI without having its power demands
  derail the clean energy transition. 
DTSTART:20240925T220000Z
DTEND:20240926T003000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T204135Z
LOCATION:Newsweek HQ\, One World Trade Center\, 72nd Floor\, New York\, NY 
 10007\, United States
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
SUMMARY:AI: Climate Hero or Villain?
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Artificial Intelligence promises to <a href
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 utionize many aspects of clean tech</a> and climate science\, offering pow
 erful ways to bring down emissions and adapt to climate impacts. However\,
  AI is also <a href='https://www.newsweek.com/how-ai-generates-both-climat
 e-pollution-solutions-1880430' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'>a
 n enormous energy consumer</a> due to the massive computing power needed a
 t data centers to train and operate generative AI systems. Energy analysts
  warn of a coming surge in electricity <a href='https://www.newsweek.com/w
 hy-ai-so-thirsty-data-centers-use-massive-amounts-water-1882374' target='_
 blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'>and water demand</a> at data centers due 
 largely to AI’s growth.  </p>\n\n<p>Our panel of experts from AI\, technol
 ogy and electric companies will discuss how we can reap the climate benefi
 ts of AI without having its power demands derail the clean energy transiti
 on. </p>
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DESCRIPTION:Artificial Intelligence promises to revolutionize many aspects 
 of clean tech [https://www.newsweek.com/googles-expanded-flood-hub-uses-ai
 -help-us-adapt-extreme-weather-1833617] and climate science\, offering pow
 erful ways to bring down emissions and adapt to climate impacts. However\,
  AI is also an enormous energy consumer [https://www.newsweek.com/how-ai-g
 enerates-both-climate-pollution-solutions-1880430] due to the massive comp
 uting power needed at data centers to train and operate generative AI syst
 ems. Energy analysts warn of a coming surge in electricity and water deman
 d [https://www.newsweek.com/why-ai-so-thirsty-data-centers-use-massive-amo
 unts-water-1882374] at data centers due largely to AI’s growth.  \n\nOur p
 anel of experts from AI\, technology and electric companies will discuss h
 ow we can reap the climate benefits of AI without having its power demands
  derail the clean energy transition. 
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