Europeans Protest Construction of Large AI Data Centres Across Continent
12 Articles
12 Articles
Resistance is organised in the face of artificial intelligence. It may have already weighed in the mid-term elections this week in the United States, and it is also increasingly expressing itself on the European continent. New mobilizations are planned this weekend in several countries, against the proliferation of data centers, data centres that are indispensable for the functioning of AI. These are gigantic installations, very greedy in electr…
Europeans protest construction of large AI data centres across continent
Demonstrators are calling for a moratorium on constructing large AI data centres across Europe. Data centres are a lightning rod for concerns and criticisms over artificial intelligence due to their role in developing and operating the technology, which involves using massive amounts of electricity and water.
Protesters took to the streets across Europe over the weekend to demonstrate against the unbridled spread of data centers. Citizens and environmental organizations are demanding an immediate construction moratorium, primarily due to the huge energy demand, environmental burden and lack of social consultation of facilities built to serve artificial intelligence, Bloomberg reported.
Protests against the construction of data storage and processing centers, which are used for the development of artificial intelligence (AI), were held in several European countries on Saturday.
Demonstrations in Dublin, Helsinki and other European cities press for technology giants and demand moratorium on data centers expansion
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 75% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
