Asst prof @tudelftTBM in Data-driven/Algorithmic Systems and Safety, Justice and Sustainability. Former AI Now and Berkeley AI. Board @public_spaces.
Dec 10, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Meta is about to secure a mega data center in the Dutch Flevopolder, slurping up electricity equivalent to 2x Amsterdam. 90% cut on electricity tariffs and securing vast amounts of subsidized green energy, thereby slowing down our energy transition.
This excellent (Dutch) piece shows the huge democratic deficiencies at play in this matter. By Quirine van Eeden & @marleenstikker
"Google is most likely renting [Deepmind] its TPUs [computational infrastructure] at a discount"
Energy devouring AI-infrastructure hidden in another Alphabet business unit. And while they argue it's all green energy, there are grave systemic issues. 1/x venturebeat.com/2020/12/27/dee…
Ever since writing an exploratory research piece on the impacts of AI developments on energy consumption and climate change, I have been contacted by various people around the world concerned about the rise of this computational infrastructure. 2/x medium.com/@AINowInstitut…
Apr 18, 2020 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
Despite broad concerns, this weekend the Dutch government persists in showcasing 7 solutions they selected for covid contact tracing in a “appathon” and “beauty contest”. A few concerns from someone who attempted to participate this week 1/x
On Thursday, 63 experts gave input for selection from 67 remaining submissions. A lack of time, information and shared criteria prevented adequate assessment. Process concerns were shoved aside. 2/x
Jan 28, 2020 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Meticulous piece by @elize_lam pointing out the dangers of data science and machine learning approaches to profile and track 'risky families' combining data of children, parents and social context. A thread.. 1/10
Despite a large body of studies and red flags about the problematic effects of using data driven methods to predict child abuse, the decentralization of policy and budgeting to municipalities has motivated a plethora of local experiments as disguised austerity measures. 2/10
