{"id":2832,"date":"2026-02-05T21:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ilit\/?p=2832"},"modified":"2026-02-23T16:29:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:29:41","slug":"professor-laura-bingham-featured-in-panel-on-the-environmental-costs-of-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ilit\/professor-laura-bingham-featured-in-panel-on-the-environmental-costs-of-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Laura Bingham Featured in Panel on the Environmental Costs of AI\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ilit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/Sustainability-TUL-AI-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2838\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 16, the Temple University Libraries and the Office of Sustainability hosted a panel event titled <em>Greener Intelligence? 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