Tutorial: Perspectives on AI - Environmental, Social, Technology

Geoff Bennett, Director of Solutions and Technology at Infonera, delivers a presentation on AI, covering its history, how it works, and its applications across various industries. He discusses the differences between symbolic AI, machine learning, and generative AI, highlighting the transformer architecture's impact. Bennett addresses the computational demands of AI, the challenges of making AI better, and the environmental impact of AI's energy consumption. He explores potential solutions like enhanced geothermal systems and nuclear power, including small modular reactors, and touches on the potential job displacement due to AI and possible economic solutions. The presentation concludes with a Q&A session, where Bennett answers questions about building nuclear power plants, political challenges, open-source models, and international collaboration.