According to optimistic predictions, artificial intelligence was supposed to increase productivity, accelerate research, and ultimately reduce costs. Darek Šmíd’s article “AI Was Supposed to Make the World Cheaper. Instead, It Is Making Life More Expensive,” was published on WIRED.cz highlighted the other side of the current AI boom: the heavy losses reported by technology companies, rising energy consumption, the difficulty of measuring return on investment, and the true cost of using AI. We decided to examine the topic from the perspective of an academic institution that operates and uses artificial intelligence.

The 10th IT4Innovations User Conference will take place on 5–6 November 2026 at IT4Innovations.
The event is open to all users of IT4Innovations computational resources, as well as our research and project partners.

IT4Innovations and LUMI AI Factory invite you to attend the " Earth observation use cases with AI" course, which will take place online on 22 September 2026.