The Turing Lectures: Making AI (truly) sustainable - from environmental costs to social impacts

The Alan Turing Institute’s flagship public lecture series returns for its 10th year, bringing world-leading thinking in data science and AI to the forefront of national conversation. In this year's lectures, they will explore how AI can bolster resilience across critical domains, while also addressing the societal implications of its deployment. 

What does it mean in real terms to make AI sustainable? What will it really take?

It’s not news that AI has an environmental impact, and, as training models expand, so does the strain they place on the environment and energy grids around the world. AI models can transform society – improving efficiency, reducing wasted resources and accelerating innovation. Behind every model trained, every query processed and every dataset stored, though, lies a complex web of environmental, economic and social impacts.

Dr Sasha Luccioni, Climate Lead at global responsible AI start-up Hugging Face, has featured on Business Insider's AI Power List for two years running, given two highly watched TED Talks on AI and, in 2024, was featured in both the BBC’s 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world and TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people in AI lists.

Join the Turing for an evening of insight and discussion where Sasha explains solid, evidence-based steps the AI ecosystem can take towards true sustainability.

Arrival refreshments and doors open: 18:00-19:00
Lecture and Q&A: 19:00-20:30 
Networking: 20:30-21:00

For those joining the live stream, a link will be emailed to you on the day of the event.

Find out more and register at: The Turing Lectures: Making AI (truly) sustainable - from environmental costs to social impacts | The Alan Turing Institute