Activists Storm Microsoft AI Data Centre Site in Amsterdam
Over 100 protesters broke into the construction site, while OpenAI says it is laying out the best lessons after ending secret data centre deals.
For many voters, the fact that Microsoft is building an AI data centre in Amsterdam, and that more than 100 activists broke into the construction site, highlights concerns about foreign tech projects on national soil.
The breach, reported by Al Jazeera, underscores a breakdown of law and order, as more than 100 activists forced their way into the site, a situation that ordinary citizens see as a threat to public safety.
OpenAI says "laying out the best lessons that we have learned" after swearing off secret data centre deals.
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Al Jazeera
Protesters break into Microsoft AI data centre site in Amsterdam
More than 100 activists broke into a Microsoft data centre construction site in Amsterdam.
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OpenAI Swears Off Secret Data Center Deals After Voters Torch AI Buildout
‘laying out the best lessons that we have learned’
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Activists break into building site of Microsoft datacentre in Amsterdam
Separate actions also take place outside fence and across Europe in backlash against impact of AI boom Activists have stormed the site of a Microsoft datacentre being built in Amsterdam, as the backlash to the social and environmental harms of the AI boom spreads across Europe. Protesters from Geef Tegengas, a Dutch direct action group, clashed with police while breaking into a construction site at Westpoort Amsterdam, where some members climbed a crane, lit flares and tied helium balloons to equipment. Continue reading...
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- More than 100 activists broke into a Microsoft AI data centre construction site in Amsterdam, according to Al Jazeera.
- More than 100 activists broke into the construction site, according to Al Jazeera.
- Microsoft is building an AI data centre in Amsterdam, according to Al Jazeera.
- The Microsoft AI data centre construction site is in Amsterdam, according to Al Jazeera.
- OpenAI swore off secret data centre deals, according to The Daily Caller.
- "laying out the best lessons that we have learned"
- OpenAI is the organization referenced in The Daily Caller's headline about secret data centre deals.
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