Energy use by AI is expected to triple in just the next few years. Local governments are facing important decisions about how to manage the growing construction of AI datacenters in their communities and what their energy and water needs mean for local electricity grids, freshwater resources, local economies, and neighborhoods. What are the benefits of datacenter construction near your city? What are the drawbacks? Join the National League of Cities and the AAAS Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues (EPI Center) on June 11 to learn about this important issue and what it could mean for your city or town. Discuss solutions and technological innovations that benefit communities with datacenters. 

Moderator

Arti Garg, Chief Technologist, AVEVA, Chair IEEE Environmental Impacts of AI Working Group

Speaker 

Shaolei Ren, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Riverside