Can We Resolve the Paradox of Sustainable AI?

January 23, 2025

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January 23, 2025, 4.10 PM

The adoption of AI comes with a large energy consumption challenge. The massive compute power required to run AI applications puts a heavy strain on resources and costs and, in the near term, risks exacerbating the climate crisis.

Geopolitical factors are also creating energy challenges in certain parts of the world, making it even more difficult to adopt AI.

This panel will explore holistic strategies – from reimagining data centers to establishing future-proof initiatives with a collaborative, whole-society approach – to reduce the carbon intensity of AI deployments and build a more sustainable world.

Speakers

Monica Batchelder
Chief Sustainability Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Ann Dunkin
Former CIO, US Department of Energy
Melanie Nakagawa Nakagawa
Corporate Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer at Microsoft
Cully Cavness
Co-Founder, President, and COO of Crusoe

Cully works at the intersection of Crusoe's energy and data center activities spanning hundreds of megawatts of power production, data center and cloud computing operations.

Moderator

Kirk Bresniker
Hewlett Packard Labs Chief Architect / HPE Fellow/VP at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Location

Valley Stage, AI House Davos

Promenade 68
7270 Davos Platz