johannesmik 
FORSEE submission to call for evidence of Apply AI Strategy: Large-scale AI models depend on energy-intensive infrastructures such as data centres, which consume vast amounts of electricity, water, and other natural resources. Despite this, public and policy discussions continue to treat AI as largely immaterial, sidelining the physical and ecological realities of digital expansion.
In this interactive workshop, early-stage researchers (ESRs) take the stage to present their cutting-edge work on AI and data governance—ranging from regulatory divergence and risk-based oversight to algorithmic transparency and ethical concerns.
Project lead
Dr Elizabeth Farries
Director of the UCD Centre for Digital Policy
elizabeth.farries@ucd.ie
Lead of Communication and Impact
Johannes Mikkonen
Demos Helsinki
johannes.mikkonen@demoshelsinki.fi
Project Manager
Evangelos Papadamakis
UCD Centre for Digital Policy
vangelis.papadamakis@ucd.ie
Funded by the framework of the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement Nº 101177579
