Kate Crawford | Costs of Scale: Mapping the Challenges of AI

Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · Conte Forum

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As AI systems grow in scale, their costs are growing with them, often hidden from view. In this talk, Kate Crawford maps three interlocking challenges of generative AI. First, control failures: as models become more complex and opaque, the ability to predict and audit their activity is lagging dangerously behind. Second, climate risks: the vast energy, water, and mineral demands of data centers are placing growing pressure on planetary systems. Third, cognitive offloading: as we delegate thinkin