SPEAKERS
| Thomas Basikolo Programme Coordinator, International Telecommunication Union | Marco Zennaro Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) |
DESCRIPTION
AI’s environmental impact, driven by energy-intensive models like LLMs, demands urgent attention as adoption grows. This session, titled “Beyond the Hype: Measuring AI’s Environmental Cost and Charting a Sustainable Path,” shifts focus from individual models to evaluating current methods for quantifying AI’s ecological footprint across applications. Experts from industry, academia, and policy will discuss gaps in metrics related to energy use, carbon emissions, and resource consumption, while exploring pathways to standardize assessments. This session aims to advance actionable strategies that align AI innovation with sustainability, ensuring transparency and accountability in its global deployment.
