The surge in use of AI services has created an enormous demand for energy with Big Tech companies such as Microsoft (together with Open AI), Amazon and Google driving the demand and using their ‘platform power’ to shape this industry. How does this development change the energy landscape, and what visions of the future are constituting these energy futures?

This symposium, organised by the SIG Greening the Digital Society and Futures SIG features researchers from Utrecht University and the Rathenau Institute discussing dilemmas at the intersection of Big Tech, AI, and energy.

The symposium will take place on 12 May from 15:15 to 17:15 hours at the Kanunnikenzaal, Utrecht University Hall (Domplein 29). Registration is free, but as this is an in-person event, seats are limited.