Next was a fantastic talk by Sasha Luccioni on the structure of the AI industry's environmental, social, and economic costs and how to push the industry onto a
Sasha Luccioni delivered a talk on the environmental, social, and economic impacts of the AI industry, advocating for a more sustainable future for the sector. Separately, Dokyun Lee presented research at the Virtual Digital Economy Seminar, critically examining the notion of Large Language Models as human surrogates and deconstructing corporate narratives that promote this idea. AI
IMPACT Discussions highlight the need for sustainability and critically examine LLM applications, prompting reflection on industry practices and public perception.