BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250731T171252EDT-7338LRXUPu@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250731T211252Z DESCRIPTION:Hyrbid event\n\nThe in-person event is in the IGSF seminar room (3487 Peel Street\, 2nd floor) of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University. Please register on E ventbrite. Everyone who signs up via eventbrite will also be emailed the z oom link 3 days before the event\, again 1 day before the event\, and 15 m inutes before the event.\n\nFeel free to bring your lunch!\n\nDr. Sasha Lu ccioni will present 'AI and Climate Change: Equating positive impacts with negative effects.'\n\nWhile people often split into polarising views on t echnology either saving us from climate disaster or contributing to it\, t he reality is much more nuanced. In this talk\, I will explore how the dev elopment and use of artificial intelligence affects the environment\, from my own research about how to calculate the carbon footprint of algorithms to projects and initiatives that may provide some hope that AI can be use d in the battle against the climate crisis.\n\nDr. Sasha Luccioni is a res earcher in ethical and sustainable artificial intelligence at HuggingFace\ , as well as a Founding Member of Climate Change AI and a Board Member of Women in Machine Learning. Dr. Luccioni's work focuses on having a better understanding of the societal and environmental impacts of AI models\, dat asets and systems.\n\nThis event is also part of the 6th Season of Disrupt ing Disruptions: the Feminist and Accessible Publishing and Communications Technologies Speaker and Workshop Series\, organized by Dr. Alex Ketchum. Our series was made possible thanks to our sponsors: SSHRC\, Digital Citi zen Research\, the Institute for Gender\, Sexuality\, and Feminist Studies (IGSF)\, the DIGS Lab\, Milieux\, Initiative for Indigenous Futures\, ReQ EF\, and more.\n\nThere is no fee required to attend this event. It will b e professionally live captioned.\n\nYou can watch other past events here. \n DTSTART:20240129T170000Z DTEND:20240129T183000Z LOCATION:IGSF Seminar Room\, Peel 3487\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1W7\, 348 7 rue Peel SUMMARY:Dr. Sasha Luccioni on AI and Climate Change (Hybrid Event) URL:/igsf/channels/event/dr-sasha-luccioni-ai-and-clim ate-change-hybrid-event-353744 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR