Climate protesters say tech companies, not AI, are the real ‘danger to humankind’
Activists gathered outside the OpenAI offices on Monday during climate week in New York City
TL;DR
- Activists protested outside OpenAI, Google, and Amazon offices in NYC during Climate Week.
- Protests addressed concerns about the environmental impact of AI datacenters, including water usage and energy consumption.
- Organizers linked AI development to climate change and called for more datacenter moratoriums.
- Concerns were raised about AI potentially causing economic bubbles and the military applications of AI technology.
- Protesters argued that the greed of tech companies, rather than AI itself, is the primary threat.
- Local organizing has successfully blocked billions in proposed datacenter buildouts across the US.
- Specific examples, like a threatened datacenter in New Mexico, were highlighted to illustrate the negative impacts on water resources and communities.