{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Environment Variables","title":"The Week in Green Software: The AI Water Management Challenge with Masheika Allgood","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3c38187f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3193,"description":"This Week, hosts Tzviya and Kate are joined by AI ethicist Masheika Allgood to discuss the growing environmental impact of AI data centres through the lens of water use. Drawing on a new case study from Georgia, the conversation explores how communities can better understand the local effects of AI infrastructure, why transparency and public engagement matter, and what policymakers, developers, and residents should consider before new data centres are built. \nLearn more about our people:\nKate Goldenring: LinkedIn | Website\nTzviya Siegman: LinkedIn | Website\nMasheika Allgood: LinkedIn | Website\n\nFind out more about the GSF:\nThe Green Software Foundation Website \nSign up to the Green Software Foundation Newsletter\n\nResources:\nWhen Will the Taps Run Dry? | AllAI [01:31]\nThe AI Data Center Water Management Challenge: A Georgia Case Study | Taps Run Dry [03:51]\nThe AI Data Center Water Management Challenge | Masheika Allgood [07:46]\nUN Open Source Week [14:09]\nSummit 26 - Unlock AI's potential to serve humanity [14:44]\nWyoming tightens wastewater rules after Meta datacenter contractor flushed contaminated water | The Guardian [27:39]\nEV Ep141 TWiGS: Tokens, Water, and Transparency [42:16]\n\nIf you enjoyed this episode then please either:\nFollow, rate, and review on Apple Podcasts\nFollow and rate on Spotify\nWatch our videos on The Green Software Foundation YouTube Channel!\nConnect with us on Twitter, Github and LinkedIn!\n\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/NwQOdEWWGCPDOxa1yMW2NSdTCETD6crhH9tIJ9WLics/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81MTlj/ZDRlNjNhMWFjMmEy/MWYxN2NjOGY1NzU0/N2YxNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}