Navigating sustainability within the AI-Lifecycle

Описание: IPCIDE Webinar Series on Ethics and Governance of AI

Navigating sustainability within the AI-Lifecycle: Sustainability criteria and current challenges of AI and related infrastructures

Day & Date: Friday, 21 November 2025
Time: 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. IST / 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. CET

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Friederike Rohde, PostDoc at the Berlin Ethics Lab for Responsible AI and Responsible Human-Machine-Interaction, Technische Universität Berlin
Discussant: Prof. (Dr.) Ayushi Srivastava, Lecturer, Jindal School of Environment & Sustainability, O.P. Jindal Global University
Moderator: Shiva Kanwar, Fellow, IPCIDE, ICRIER

Agenda

2:30 PM to 2:32 PM Introduction by Shiva Kanwar

2:32 PM to 3:02 PM Keynote presentation by Dr. Friederike Rohde on her work on "Navigating sustainability within the AI-Lifecycle: Sustainability criteria and current challenges of AI and related infrastructures" (paper linked here).

3:02 pm to 3:18 pm Discussant Remakes by Prof. (Dr.) Ayushi Srivastava:
• Sustainable Supply Chains for AI: Reflections on the ecological and social impacts of raw material extraction (such as rare earths and critical metals) and how responsible sourcing frameworks can help mitigate sustainability risks across the AI hardware value chain.
• Environmental Burden of AI Systems: Insights on how AI infrastructure including data centers, semiconductor manufacturing etc. impacts freshwater use, energy demand, and e-waste generation.

3:18 PM to 3:28 PM Q&A with Audience Participation

3:28 PM to 3:30 PM Closing Remarks by Shiva Kanwar