{"id":53306,"date":"2026-09-01T11:10:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=53306"},"modified":"2026-09-01T11:10:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:10:47","slug":"ai-and-the-environment-what-does-smart-tech-mean-for-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/09\/01\/ai-and-the-environment-what-does-smart-tech-mean-for-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"AI and the Environment: What Does Smart Tech Mean for Austin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"953\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/AIEnviroInfoHub.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/AIEnviroInfoHub.png 953w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/AIEnviroInfoHub-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/AIEnviroInfoHub-768x446.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2026\/09\/AIEnviroInfoHub-150x87.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 953px) 100vw, 953px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Artificial intelligence is changing how we learn, work, and live\u2014but what does that mean for Austin\u2019s environment and natural resources?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACC hosts \u201cAI and the Environment: How Smart Tech Impacts Our Planet,\u201d a panel discussion exploring the environmental impact of AI and what it could mean for our community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ACC Community Preview Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date: <\/strong>Thursday, September 3, 2026&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time: <\/strong>3 \u2013 4 p.m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location: <\/strong>ACC Highland Campus, Make It Center<\/li>\n<li>No RSVP needed, just show up!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACC students are invited to join the conversation and explore questions such as:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Can AI help address climate challenges? Learn about the potential benefits of AI as well as its growing energy demands.<\/li>\n<li>What does AI mean for Austin\u2019s resources? Discuss the water and power needed to support data centers and how that affects our community.<\/li>\n<li>What can you do? Get practical ideas for making more informed, sustainable choices as AI becomes part of everyday life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For questions, contact Mavis Klemcke at <a href=\"mailto:mavis.klemcke@austincc.edu\">mavis.klemcke@austincc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial intelligence is changing how we learn, work, and live\u2014but what does that mean for Austin\u2019s environment and natural resources? ACC hosts \u201cAI and the Environment: How Smart Tech Impacts Our Planet,\u201d a panel discussion &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/09\/01\/ai-and-the-environment-what-does-smart-tech-mean-for-austin\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":53307,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[2481,2482,71],"class_list":["post-53306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-announcements","tag-ai","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-highland-campus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53306"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53309,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53306\/revisions\/53309"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}