Madhura Anand

City Of Rochester

Spoke at Flower City AI in 2025.

I am a data professional with 5+ years of experience and a Master's in Computer Science from Syracuse University. Currently working with the city on various AI initiatives, I bring deep technical AI expertise alongside a strong interest in the policy and sustainable aspects of AI deployment.

Talk

Who Pays for AI's Power? Carbon Costs and Community Impact

Flower City AI 2025 · 9:35AM-10:20AM

AI's rapid expansion drives large-scale energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and resource extraction. Training and serving large models consume significant electricity; data center cooling and power provisioning increase local water and land use; hardware production and disposal create upstream...