Livia Garofalo
Researcher with Data & Society and an anthropologist by training, conducting on-the-ground fieldwork and community interviews about data centers and local impacts.
Top 3 podcasts with Livia Garofalo
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Mar 28, 2024 • 1h 3min
What's Trust Got To Do With It? | 'Trust Issues' Workshop Public Panel
Experts from the Trustworthy Infrastructures program discuss the impact of AI systems on trust within marginalized groups. Topics include challenges of discerning between human and AI-generated content, evaluating AI systems, biases in natural language processing, struggles for accurate representation in AI technologies, and building trust and representation within marginalized communities.
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Sep 18, 2025 • 44min
Lawfare Daily: A Trip Through Pennsylvania’s Nascent AI Data Center Industry
Maia Woluchem leads Data & Society's Trustworthy Infrastructures program, with Livia Garofalo, an anthropologist, and Joan Mukogosi, a PhD candidate, discussing their research on AI data centers in Pennsylvania. They explore the state’s industrial legacy and the environmental impacts of these centers on local communities. The trio illuminates the tension between short-term job creation and long-term costs, highlights local priorities over national narratives, and shares insights from their community engagements during their fieldwork.
Mar 31, 2026 • 57min
Data Centers Go Nuclear (with Maia Woluchem and Dr. Livia Garofalo), 2026.03.09
Dr. Livia Garofalo, a cultural and medical anthropologist studying healthcare infrastructures in crises, and Maia Woluchem, an urban planner and director researching data center impacts and policy, discuss data centers reviving nuclear plans like Three Mile Island. They cover political and economic promises, community reactions and signage, local organizing wins, and how Pennsylvania’s politics and universities attract massive AI infrastructure projects.
