Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - 6:00pm to 7:00pm

06/03/2025 6:00pm 06/03/2025 7:00pm Environmental Impacts of Computing You may have heard that water and electricity are required in big quantities for data centers, and that some activities like artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency are especially demanding. Learn more about how these systems work and discuss the environmental ethics of using AI with Shaolei Rin, a researcher at the University of California, Riverside. Rin has shared his research on Iowa's data centers with the Des Moines Register and Iowa Public Radio. He will join us on Zoom to talk about this current issue and answer your questions. Please register to receive the Zoom login details. Iowa City Public Library Iowa City Public Library America/Chicago public

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You may have heard that water and electricity are required in big quantities for data centers, and that some activities like artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency are especially demanding. Learn more about how these systems work and discuss the environmental ethics of using AI with Shaolei Rin, a researcher at the University of California, Riverside.

Rin has shared his research on Iowa's data centers with the Des Moines Register and Iowa Public Radio. He will join us on Zoom to talk about this current issue and answer your questions.

Please register to receive the Zoom login details.

If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.

This event is open to the public.