Monday, October 26
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Herring 129 (CTE)
Join Rice’s new AI and the Environment Learning Community to learn about the Proposed Rice Responsible AI Values (particularly Environmental Stewardship), how Rice typically calculates its carbon footprint, and efforts to measure the environmental impacts of different kinds of AI usage. Following the lightning talks, we will facilitate an open discussion about Rice’s responsible AI values and AI’s environmental impacts.
- Who: This session features lightning talks by:
- Shawn Miller (Associate Provost for Digital Learning and Strategy) on the Proposed Rice Responsible AI Values
- Richard Johnson (Senior Executive Director for Sustainability) on how the university calculates its carbon footprint
- Dana Santoscoy (Assistant Director for AI & Education) on her AI Impact Tracker
- When: Monday, October 26 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Where: Center for Teaching Excellence (Herring 129)
- Food: Snacks! Please RSVP by October 23 so we know how much food to provide.
- Drinks: Iced coffee and iced tea.
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Sponsored by the Sustainability Institute and the Center for Environmental Studies, with support from the Rice Living Lab program, the Office of Sustainability, Fondren Library’s Green Team, Research Data Services, and the Technology and Responsibility Program at the School of Engineering and Computing.