AI and Sustainability: The Real Environmental Cost of Intelligence

This session is part of the AMDIS/HIMSS Physicians' Executive Preconference Forum and requires additional registration.

This quick-hit session pulls back the curtain on AI’s environmental footprint, diving into the hidden carbon emissions and resource demands that come with today’s AI, especially generative models. As our need for compute power grows, so does AI’s sustainability cost. We’ll take an eye-opening look at the environmental impact of common AI tools—from automated messaging to dictation—and explore bold ideas to tackle these challenges while still pushing the limits of innovation.