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NAME:Environmental impact of GenAI
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SUMMARY:Environmental impact of GenAI
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: What does it mean to us
e GenAI in a world where sustainability is becoming increasingly impo
rtant? In this session, you will explore the environmental costs asso
ciated with GenAI and learn how to make conscious decisions about its
use.
You will critically assess when GenAI adds value and w
hen alternative approaches may be more appropriate.
At th
e end of the session, you will be able to:
- Explain
the main environmental costs associated with GenAI.
- Make informed decisions about when to use GenAI from a sustaina
bility perspective.
- Analyze and compare th
e environmental impact of GenAI with other digital and non-digital ac
tivities.
- Describe and evaluate alternatives an
d strategies for reducing the ecological impact of GenAI use.
Facilitator: Silvester Draaijer
Delivery: on campus
External participants welcome: yes
Registration VU CTL
Shorts:
- Sign up via this registration form, where you choose your workshop and pre
ferred day.
- You can select all workshops at once or r
eturn to the form anytime. You can reserve up to a week in advance. R
egistration closes after that.
- If you've registered b
ut can't attend, please inform us at least a week in advance so we ca
n accommodate others. You can cancel your registration by declining t
he Outlook invite.
Go back to
the VU CTL Shorts overview
DESCRIPTION: You will critically assess when GenAI adds value and when
alternative approaches may be more appropriate. At the end of
the session, you will be able to: - Explain the main en
vironmental costs associated with GenAI.
- Make i
nformed decisions about when to use GenAI from a sustainability persp
ective.
- Analyze and compare the environmen
tal impact of GenAI with other digital and non-digital activities.&nb
sp;
- Describe and evaluate alternatives and strategies
for reducing the ecological impact of GenAI use.
Fac
ilitator: Silvester Draaijer
Delivery: on campus
External parti
cipants welcome: yes Registration VU CTL Shorts:&nbs
p; - Sign up via this registration fo
rm, where you choose your workshop and preferred day.
- You can select all workshops at once or return to the form anyti
me. You can reserve up to a week in advance. Registration closes afte
r that.
- If you've registered but can't attend, please
inform us at least a week in advance so we can accommodate others. Y
ou can cancel your registration by declining the Outlook invite.
Go back to the VU CTL Shorts overvi
ew What does it mean to use GenAI in a world where
sustainability is becoming increasingly important? In this session,
you will explore the environmental costs associated with GenAI and le
arn how to make conscious decisions about its use.
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