More than 100 activists entered a Microsoft data-centre construction site in Amsterdam, where they climbed cranes and displayed banners opposing artificial intelligence. The action targeted the physical infrastructure being built to support AI, rather than a software product or company office. The account gives no details about injuries, arrests, damage or whether construction was disrupted.
The Amsterdam demonstration was presented as the opening of two days of coordinated protests spanning 16 countries. Organisers’ stated focus, as reflected in the banners and protest framing, was opposition to the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure. The brief report does not specify the activists’ particular objections, identify other protest locations, or describe the scale of actions elsewhere. It does establish that the construction of data centres has become a target of international activism, with demonstrators using direct site access and visible displays to draw attention to the growth of facilities supporting AI.
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