The Environmental Consequences of Generative AI w/ University of Waikato's Te Kaka Keegan and University of Auckland's Nirmal Nair: 4 June, 2026

A new report from the UN University Institute for Water, Environment, and Health has outlined the consequences of AI on water, land, and carbon emissions.

Wire Host Caeden spoke to Professor Te Kaka Keegan, from the University of Waikato Department of Software Engineering and Co-Director of the AI institute, about the report and the cultural impacts of AI for Māori. 

They also spoke to Professor Nirmal Nair from the University of Auckland Faculty of Engineering about how the report applies to a local context.