Uncovering the details around data centers

UofL’s Envirome Center creates series for community to learn about AI data centers 

The rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) over the past few years has revolutionized how we work, live and grow as a society. AI is transforming our industries, from healthcare to finance to creative services. 

With AI come questions, and the University of Louisville is dedicated to bringing answers through research and academic initiatives that uncover solutions for our campus and community. 

In June, the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute at UofL will kick off a new series to teach the community about the ins and outs of AI and data centers. The Exchange: Data Centers 101 will include weekly webinars until July 8 and a culminating session on July 23 at 6 p.m. featuring a film screening, followed by a panel discussion.

Through six virtual webinars, The Exchange will bring in subject matter experts to examine data center impacts in topics such as health, community and the environment. The webinars, hosted by the Community Engagement Cores of Green Heart Louisville and the UofL Superfund Research Center, are free and open to the public. 

Data center developers are investing more than $30 billion dollars in large-scale data centers across the state of Kentucky to keep up with the demand of the booming AI industry. The webinar series aims to help the community learn how to navigate the impact of these efforts, in response to significant local interest in the subject.

The first webinar, “Data Centers 101: What is a Data Center,” will be hosted virtually at 12 p.m., June 3. Mohana Gutta from the UofL J.B. Speed School of Engineering will lead a deep dive into what a data center is and explore the infrastructure that powers artificial intelligence.

To register, visit this website.