Data centers are the least of our AI problems
Cyriac Joseph
Event by: Novadaur
Event format
Virtual
Event duration
1 hour
Language
English
At Climate Week, the AI conversation is mostly about data centers: the electricity, the water, the strain on the grid. That concern is legitimate. But it may also be a distraction from AI risks that are larger, closer, and far less discussed.
Cyriac Joseph, founder of Novadaur, makes the case that the energy footprint, real as it is, ranks near the bottom of what we should worry about. He walks through five AI dangers that get a fraction of the attention: autonomous weapons, the unchecked race toward more powerful systems, AI built to be addictive, risks to young people, and the effect on work and jobs.
The goal isn't to dismiss the climate cost of AI. It's to widen the frame, and to ask where advocacy and funding can do the most good.
Come if you work in AI, climate, or advocacy and want a clear, honest map of the risks that matter most.