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Conference co-hosted by Campaign against Climate Change and the Greater Manchester Climate Justice Coalition, part of the trade union year of climate action.
There will be three sessions for all attendees, each with a speaker panel followed by group discussion, linking different issues.
Session 1: The uses of AI in war and surveillance
Speakers: Anne Alexander, a researcher and journalist covering the social, ecological and political impacts of AI systems, currently working on a forthcoming book on the AI Arms Race; Rory Gibson, No Palantir In Our NHS
Session 2: The climate and environmental impacts of data centres
Speakers: Mary Stevens, Friends of the Earth; Owen Espley, Global Action Plan
Session 3: How AI is affecting our jobs and wider society, and the action that trade unions are taking
Speakers: Simeon Gill, President of University of Manchester UCU; Laurence Bouvard, Equity, Screen and New Media Committee member; Mansoor Ahmed, Unite EC, Passenger Transport, United Tech and Allied Workers speaker (invited)
Venue: Mechanics Institute, Manchester. 10.30-16.30
Tickets £5
Watch online: our webinar in February, AI & data centres: a new climate threat