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DESCRIPTION:The physical manifestation of the push for large-scale generati
 ve AI adoption is a worldwide push for seemingly limitless numbers of mass
 ive AI manufacturing facilities. These facilities are built in communities
 \, often small towns\, on the promise of overwhelming near and long-term e
 conomic benefits. But there are real costs to be considered. And the promi
 sed benefits are often not realized in full. This discussion will detail t
 he tradeoff decisions communities are faced with when considering a data c
 enter proposal\, and illuminate why so many communities are concluding tha
 t the risks outweigh the benefits.\n\nSpeaker(s): Masheika\n\nAgenda: \nPr
 esentation: 11 AM (eastern time zone).\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.i
 eee.org/m/545395
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/545395
ORGANIZER:drkrish@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:17
SUMMARY:A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Generative AI at the Community Level
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/545395
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  mso-bidi-font-weight: bold\;&quot;&gt;The physical manifestation of the push for 
 large-scale generative AI adoption is a worldwide push for seemingly limit
 less numbers of massive AI manufacturing facilities. These facilities are 
 built in communities\, often small towns\, on the promise of overwhelming 
 near and long-term economic benefits. But there are real costs to be consi
 dered. And the promised benefits are often not realized in full. This disc
 ussion will detail the tradeoff decisions communities are faced with when 
 considering a data center proposal\, and illuminate why so many communitie
 s are concluding that the risks outweigh the benefits&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br
  /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presentation: 11 AM (eastern time zone).&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp
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