CPDP 2020: Data protection and artificial Intelligence

January 21, 2020, 9:44 am
Jan 24, 2020
Area 42, Brussels | Belgium
Area 42, Brussels | Belgium

In the framework of CPDP 2020: Data protection and artificial intelligence conference, Culture Action Europe’s Tere Badia will be moderating a panel discussion on Data Economy, AI, Privacy and Sustainability in times of Climate Emergency.

Panel Title: Data Economy, AI, Privacy and Sustainability in times of Climate Emergency

Date: 24/01/2020  from 11:45 to 13h

Venue: AREA 42 PETIT, Rue des Palais 46, Brussels

Organizing Institution: Hangar.org 

Panel Description: In 2008, the Internet was already responsible for the 2% of CO2 global emissions, exceeding those of the entire aviation industry. The amount of users, network connections and has increased at a whooping pace ever since. As an indication of this: global energy demand related to internet-connected devices is increasing 20% a year, 2015 already accounted for 3-5% of the world’s electricity use and it is expected that by 2025 ICT will consume 20% of it, which would potentially hamper global attempts to meet climate change targets. Given the growing significance of this impact in the global economy, there is an urgent need to raise awareness and ensure more sustainable and responsible development whilst harnessing the huge potential for adding value in our society.

This panel will discuss how society could efficiently tackle the critical environmental toll of our current data ecosystem and imagine future sustainable technologies and modes of operating within these technologies.

Panellists:

Joana Moll: The hidden environmental impact of the current data economy

Fieke Jansen: Materiality of AI and future environmental costs of automatizing actions

Yaser Hamamadi: Environmental impact of devices: ethical and environmental concerns on mineral sourcing

Alexandra Lutz: Policy for sustainable privacy, data economy and AI

Moderated by: Tere Badia Culture Action Europe

More information here.


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