Community-Centered
AI Infrastructure Summit
Join residents, community organizations, policymakers, researchers, technologists, energy experts, and advocates on a statewide convening on the future of AI infrastructure in Pennsylvania.
Friday, October 2, 2026, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Mellon Institute Auditorium, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
RSVP TO THE SUMMIT →As data centers and AI infrastructure expand across the Commonwealth, communities are grappling with hard questions.
Join us at Carnegie Mellon University on October 2nd, 2026 for the Community-Centered AI Infrastructure Summit, a statewide convening bringing together residents, community organizers, policymakers, researchers, technologists, energy experts, labor and environmental advocates, and others to consider the opportunities, challenges, and governance of AI infrastructure development in Pennsylvania.
As data centers and related AI infrastructure expand across the Commonwealth, communities are confronting questions about energy use and electricity affordability, environmental impacts, economic and workforce development, community benefits, public accountability, and democratic participation. The summit will create space to learn from community experiences and emerging research, examine policy responses, and identify shared priorities for more equitable, sustainable, and accountable AI infrastructure development.
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The event will feature:
Emerging research on the social, economic, environmental, and energy impacts of AI infrastructure development
Panels on environmental sustainability, grid impacts, electricity affordability, labor, economic development, and community benefits
Collaborative sessions to inform a Community Action Plan around AI Infrastructure
Discussions on local, state, and federal policy responses to AI infrastructure expansion
Community perspectives and organizing strategies responding to data center development
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