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Investment, development and use of AI has skyrocketed in recent years, including uptake by academia in various ways—across teaching, research, and writing. This creep of AI into the everyday and into our work practice comes with various costs. 

In this second session of the RegNet AI Series, Gordon Noble will delve into the sustainability and investment implications of AI, prompting us to think about how this rapidly evolving technology intersects with our research or professional fields. 

About the speaker

 is a Research Director with the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney focusing on sustainable finance. Gordon was one of the first employees of the United Nations backed Principles for Responsible Investment, founded what is now the PRI Academy, and co-authored the Australian Sustainable Finance Roadmap.

Gordon's recent work on data centres includes a 2023 survey of the attitudes of sustainable finance professionals on data centres followed in 2024 with a survey IT professionals that looked at the implications of AI. Currently Gordon is working on a project that examines the implications of data sovereignty. 

Gordon is an alumni of the 91ÊÓƵ(Bachelor of Economics). 

COVID protocols

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This seminar presentation is a dual-delivery event, with the speaker presenting remotely. Registration is not required for in-person attendance as neither the 91ÊÓƵnor ACT Health conduct contact tracing.

If you require accessibility accommodations or a visitor Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan please email regnet.communications@anu.edu.au.

Image description: A red-toned illustration shows a man's head surrounded by swirling AI icons, with small, mischievous witch-like figures flying around him. The man's expression appears disoriented and fatigued, symbolizing the mental overload caused by the overwhelming flood of AI tools and news. The witches represent the chaotic, cackling nature of rapid AI developments, adding to the sense of dizziness and confusion.

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