Green AI with Empathy with Kerry O’Donnell

Host Sanjay Podder speaks with Kerry O’Donnell, a technology and sustainability leader, about how organizations can embed environmental responsibility into digital transformation and AI adoption. Kerry explains why sustainability must be treated as a value driver, how architecture and procurement can enforce greener decisions, and the importance of measuring IT and AI footprints to manage them effectively. They cover practical tactics such as right-sizing AI models, running workloads where clean energy is available, and demanding transparent carbon data from vendors to ensure innovation supports climate goals rather than undermines them.

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Resources:

• The incompatibility of AI and decarbonization [09:12]
• The Cloud and the Climate: Navigating AI-Powered Futures [10:30]
• Software Carbon Intensity (SCI) Specification [14:31] 

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