AI and Sustainability: Perpetual Adversaries or Ultimate Collaborators? by Mike Sammartino

Presentation Description

What are we missing in the fog of the data center wars? Through a holistic sustainability framework, we will examine the energy, water, social, and other resource demands of AI systems, provide a critical lens through which future AI infrastructure could proceed, and discuss how AI can help us achieve critical sustainability milestones. This presentation synthesizes insights from our related blog series and showcases how entangled intelligences can work together for our survival rather than against it.

Presentation Details

Date:
11/09/2025
Time:
11:30 AM
Location:
Upstairs Theater

Presenter Biography

Mike Sammartino
Mike Sammartino is a sustainability-forward software developer based in New Orleans. After graduating Operation Spark’s Immersion Program, he overhauled a product search system at Coreware and is now the current maintainer of noladevs.org. He revitalizes old Apple computers and gives them away, avoiding the landfill and putting Reducing and Reusing in action. When not surfing Craigslist for the latest in 10 year old tech, you’ll find him biking around the city any given day.
Mike Sammartino smiling in front of a lush pecan tree.