ACS - Megawatts Over People: The Real Cost of Artificial Intelligence w/ NCEJN Co-Director Rania Masri

There is a new monster spreading like a virus throughout this country, and especially in the South: data centers and the Artificial Intelligence that they power. Join us for a talk by Dr. Rania Masri the Co-director of North Carolina Environmental Justice Network about the dangers posed by data centers and AI on the environment, public health, the labor market, and other pressing matters in NC and nationwide.

Since 1990, Rania Masri has organized for justice and against systems of oppression and wars—through protests, teach-ins, and conferences; political organizing; public speaking training; and writings, research, and media work. Rania joined NCEJN in June 2022 as Co-Director and Director of Organizing and Policy. She got her PhD from NCSU in 2000, and her Masters in Environmental Management from Duke University in 1995.