Free Lesson
Understanding AI's Environmental Impact
30 min
Jul 8, 2026 10:00 AM
Virtual (Zoom)
What you'll learn
Understanding the water footprint of AI
Learn about why data centers use so much water
Looking into the carbon footprint of AI
Understanding the way AI drives greenhouse gas emissions and the current state of data availability we have today
Understanding critical mineral usage
Powering AI requires hardware, which means using different materials like silicon, gold, or cobalt
Why this topic matters
AI is also evolving at a crazy pace and it's hard to catch up with all the latest news on this topic. This lightning session aims at giving you a brief overview of the current state of knowledge that we have on the environmental footprint of AI.
