When
to
Where
1 Tripovich Street
Brunswick VIC 3056
Australia
Why
RSVP for the event: https://act.350.org.au/events/community-meeting-artificial-intelligence-data-centres-jobs
Data centres for artificial intelligence (AI) use huge amounts of electricity and water, cause noise, air and water pollution, and have raised household energy bills across Europe and the United States.
Despite these alarming impacts, states and the federal government in Australia are rushing to build these destructive buildings across the country with minimal democratic oversight from local communities, including First Nations communities.
On top of this, big corporations are already using AI to automate human jobs, as an excuse to lay off large numbers of workers, and to degrade working conditions.
Join us for a conversation on the dangers of AI and data centres, and how communities and workers are fighting back to ensure their voices are heard in how their communities and workplaces are planned and managed.
We’ll hear stories about how bosses are using AI to monitor and control their workers, from community leaders fighting against the destructive impacts of data centres, and how communities and workers can fight back to gain control over these technologies.
Speakers
- Victorian Trades Hall Council: Oscar Kaspi-Crutchett, Senior Research Organiser. Expert on far right history and politics, AI, technology and workers' rights.
- Bibbul Ngarma Aboriginal Association: Francesca Flynn and Walter McGuire - why Noongar Traditional Owners came together with the broader Perth community to stop the GreenSquare data centre being built on the Mandoon Bilya (Helena River)
- Trillion Trees: Kate Herren, Communications and Fundraising Coordinator - how a small conservation organisation co-led the campaign to stop the GreenSquare data centre
- 350 Australia: James Conlan, Senior Campaigner Artificial Intelligence and Data Centres - environmental impacts of AI data centres
Contact
350.org.au
[email protected]
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