About Speaker

Alex de Vries-Gao is a PhD candidate at the VU Amsterdam School of Business and Economics and the founder of Digiconomist, a research company dedicated to exposing the unintended consequences of digital trends. His research focusses on the environmental impact of emerging technologies and has played a major role in the global discussion regarding the sustainability of blockchain technology and AI.

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About Presentation

Title: Environment and AI Key Global Considerations

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The use of AI has been booming for the past two years, but besides opportunities this growth also creates new challenges. AI alone could soon be consuming as much electricity as a country such as the Netherlands. This is equal to half of Australia’s total electricity consumption. This rapid growth poses a risk to electricity grids and CO2 mitigation objectives, which means we’ll have to find way to innovate in a responsible manner.

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