Protest against AI data centers: cranes in Amsterdam

More than a hundred activists occupied cranes in Amsterdam to protest the expansion of data centers and their impact on water, electricity, and the climate. Should construction be paused while clearer rules are developed?

We examine the protest organized by Stop Dirty Data Centres, the response from Microsoft and Pure Data Centres, and the European debate over the infrastructure needed for artificial intelligence and the cloud. The episode distinguishes the activists’ demands from the project data that Reuters does not quantify.

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