AI Walk: How do you connect the local AI to the local energy grid and other networks?
Experts to be announced
Breda City
Most AI applications run in large data centres located far outside the city – and often outside Europe. This raises questions about energy consumption, privacy and who actually has control. Local AI offers an alternative: small, energy-efficient AI models that run close to the city, on local infrastructure, using local data.
During the local AI walks, we explore what this means in practice. Think of micro-data centres in existing urban buildings, AI models tailored to local issues, and infrastructure that the city itself can control. Not as an abstract cloud, but as a visible part of the city.
Local AI is therefore not just about technology. It is about digital sovereignty, public control and the question of how cities can deploy AI without becoming dependent on Big Tech.
We will do this in four steps across four different sessions. We will get actively involved under the guidance of experts, and we will summarise the results of this exploration into a programme for local AI in Breda.
In this session: step 4: how do you connect local AI to the local energy grid and other networks?