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SUMMARY:THIRST: the societal and environmental costs of AI data centre expa
	nsion
DTSTAMP:20260914T191939Z
DTSTART:20260918T120000Z
DTEND:20260918T133000Z
DESCRIPTION:AI data centres are being built at an accelerating rate around 
	the globe\, their\ndemands for water and energy raising concern. At the sa
	me time\, AI agents are\nbecoming embedded in search engines\, operating s
	ystems\, software and even in the\ninfrastructure for critical services. T
	hrough long-term artistic research\, Kat\nAusten explores the systemic imp
	act of AI expansion\, both on and offline. Since\n2025\, Austen has worked
	 with Paul O’Neill to explore global perspectives on AI\ndata centre expan
	sions. In conversation with Fiona McGarry (Journalism &\nMedia)\,  Austen 
	will present research into the landscape changes at a data\ncentre constru
	ction site in Asia\, and the resonances that this shares with\nsimilar sit
	es around the world.\n\nDr. Kat Austen is a recipient of the Visiting Fell
	owship Scheme at University of\nGalway’s College of Arts\, Social Sciences
	\, & Celtic Studies\, in collaboration\nwith Dr. Paul O'Neill (Huston Scho
	ol of Film & Digital Media).\n\nImage: Korea National AI Data Centre const
	ruction site\, Sanimyeon\, Republic of\nKorea\, courtesy Copernicus Sentin
	el Data (2026)\n
URL:https://flypost.ie/event/thirst-the-societal-and-environmental-costs-of
	-ai-data-centre-expansion
LOCATION:Centre for Creative Technologies - O'Donoghue Centre for Drama\, T
	heatre and Performance\, University of Galway
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>AI data centres are being built at an accel
	erating rate around the globe, their demands for water and energy raising 
	concern. At the same time, AI agents are becoming embedded in search engin
	es, operating systems, software and even in the infrastructure for critica
	l services. Through long-term artistic research, Kat Austen explores the s
	ystemic impact of AI expansion, both on and offline. Since 2025, Austen ha
	s worked with Paul O’Neill to explore global perspectives on AI data centr
	e expansions. In conversation with Fiona McGarry (Journalism &amp; Media),
	&nbsp; Austen will present research into the landscape changes at a data c
	entre construction site in Asia, and the resonances that this shares with 
	similar sites around the world.</p><p>Dr. Kat Austen is a recipient of the
	 Visiting Fellowship Scheme at University of Galway’s College of Arts, Soc
	ial Sciences, &amp; Celtic Studies, in collaboration with Dr. Paul O'Neill
	 (Huston School of Film &amp; Digital Media).<br><br><strong>Image: </stro
	ng>Korea National AI Data Centre construction site, Sanimyeon, Republic of
	 Korea, courtesy Copernicus Sentinel Data (2026)<br></p>
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