Featured Resources
Ethical Governance of AI StoryMap
Guided lesson designed "to assess the global governance structures in place to assure tech giants that are pushing boundaries with AI new features for profit motives are ethical and transparent in their business practices." Created by Dr. Mary Finley-Brook, UR Associate Professor of Geography, Environment, & Sustainability.
The Commonwealth of AI StoryMap
Resources on the energy concerns and policy considerations surrounding Virginia's data center expansion. Created by Dr. Mary Finley-Brook, UR Associate Professor of Geography, Environment, & Sustainability.
Resources
- Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impact (2025, January 17)Written by Adam Zewe in MIT News
- Biden Is Ignoring Environmental Concerns to Boost AI (2025, January 16)Written by Freddy Brewster in Jacobin
- AI's Impact on the Environment, Explained (2025, January 15)Written by Grace Deng in Snopes
- Biden Executive Order on AI Activates Feds on Data Centers (2025, January 15)Piece from The Associated Press made available through Government Technology
- President Biden's Executive Order on AI Data Center Construction: Summary and Commentary (2025, January 15)Written by Matt Vincent in Data Center Frontier
- How the rise in AI impacts data centers and the environment (2024, November 25)Written by Jacob Roundy in Tech Target
- Clean, Lean Data Is the Cornerstone of AI Sustainability (2024, October 14)Written by John Frey in Information Week
- Insights: Achieving sustainability goals in the era of AI (2024, October 14)Written by Mohammed Amin in Gulf Business
- AI is killing cloud sustainability (2024, October 11)Written by David Linthicum in InfoWorld
- C-Suite Leaders Say AI Drives Sustainability But They Are Unsure How To Use It (2024, September 27)Written by Olukolapo Makinde in Forbes
- NSF grant supports AI-driven sustainability research, training (2024, September 23)Press release from Cornell University, published in the Cornell Chronicle
- How AI Impacts Sustainability Opportunities and Risks (2024, September 10)Written by Carrie Pallardy in Information Week
- In Teaching With Gen AI, Consider Sustainability (2024, August 22)Written by Susanne Hall in Inside Higher Ed
- The Uneven Distribution of AI’s Environmental Impacts (2024, July 15)Written by Shaolei Ren and Adam Wierman in Harvard Business Review
- Sustainable AI: a contradiction in terms? (2024, July 11)Written by Kilian Veith-Ditlmann in Algorithm Watch
- Will AI Help or Hurt Sustainability? Yes (2024, July 11)Written by Andrew Winston in MIT Sloan Management Review
- AI could usher in a golden age of technological breakthroughs – if it doesn’t kill us first (2024, July 10)Written by Ivy Main in The Virginia Mercury
- The sustainability questions policymakers should be asking about AI (2024, June 21)Written by Tiffany J. Vora, Kathryn Thomas, Anna Ferré-Mateu, Catherine Lopes, and Marissa Giustina in The Atlantic Council
- Report uncovers disturbing secret tech companies are keeping about artificial intelligence: 'The trend … is worrying' (2025, January 22)Written by Margaret Wong in The Cool Down
- AI growth to triple US data center usage by 2030 as US quits Paris Agreement (2025, January 21)Written by Rick Steves in Finance Feeds
- AI has high data center energy costs — but there are solutions (2025, January 7)Written by Beth Stackpole in MIT Sloan
- AI’s Energy Demands Are Fueling the Climate Crisis (2024, December 16)Written by Omar Ocampo and A.J. Schumann in Inequality
- AI’s hunger for electric power is threatening U.S. climate goals (2024, November 21)Written by Evan Halper in The Washington Post
- American utilities firms need to invest now to feed AI energy demands (2024, October 16)Written by Nicole Kobie in IT Pro
- Plan for AI data center power usage or face the consequences, energy companies told (2024, October 14)Written by Craig Hale in TechRadar
- How AI Is Fueling a Boom in Data Centers and Energy Demand (2024, June 12)Written by Andrew R. Chow in Time
- AI is a power-hungry beast: Who’s responsible for taming its energy appetite? (2024, April 22)Written by Matt Ashare in CIO Dive
- Virginia Governor Signs Another Executive Order on AI (2024, January 22)Written by Government Technology news staff
- Stargate joint venture to pump $500 billion into AI infrastructure (2025, January 21)Written by Matt Hamblen in Fierce Electronics
- Trump announces private-sector $500 billion investment in AI infrastructure (2025, January 21)Written by Steve Holland in Reuters
- AI Data Centers Pose Regulatory Challenge, Jeopardizing Climate Goals – Study (2024, December 10)Written by Nathan Eddy in Data Center Knowledge
- Generative AI and Climate Change are on a Collision Course (2024, December 10)Written by Sasha Luccioni in Wired
- To Lead Is Human: What Does Responsible Leadership Mean in the Age of AI? (2024, June 27)Written by Michael Blanding in UVA's The Darden Report
- AI’s environmental cost could outweigh sustainability benefits (2024, June 13)Written by Sebastian Klovig Skelton in Computer Weekly
- Colorado and Virginia Legislators Discuss Approaches to AI (2024, June 7)Written by Prithvi Iyer in Tech Policy Press
Artificial Intelligence at the University of Richmond
- Generative Artificial IntelligenceLibrary research guide that provides access to resources for students, staff, and faculty on generative AI and its influence on academics, teaching, and the world.
- Generative AI at the University of RichmondProvides guidelines on generative AI use for UR students, staff, and faculty, as well as links to relevant training and information resources.
- AI at URInformation from the Information Services division on AI's various applications and necessary considerations.
- Spider AI PilotThe SpiderAI Pilot program is a service designed for teaching and learning at the University of Richmond. This platform offers access to a range of advanced GenAI models, all integrated into a single, user-friendly interface for teaching and learning. Faculty members can also grant students access, enriching their academic pursuits with the latest AI technologies. SpiderAI supports the processing of text, images, audio, video, and documents.