Data centres are buildings that store and run computer systems.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- campaign groups
More than 100 campaign groups are planning demonstrations in 15 countries on Friday and Saturday.
Organizations working together to support a cause or push for change.
- pause on
They want a pause on large data-centre projects.
A temporary stop to these projects.
- moratorium
Organisers want a moratorium, which means a pause, on large projects.
A formal temporary stop to large projects.
- environmental and social costs
They say these projects bring environmental and social costs that communities can no longer afford.
Harm or burdens to the environment and to people in the community.
- focus of concern
They help develop and operate artificial intelligence, or AI, so they have become a focus of concern about the technology.
Something that many people are worried about.
- a handful of
Organisers expect numbers to vary, from a handful of people at some events to several hundred at larger ones, including in Dublin and Brick Lane.
A small number of people.
- carbon dioxide emissions
One estimate in the reporting says carbon dioxide emissions from AI data centres could be six times higher in 2030 than in 2023.
The amount of carbon dioxide released into the air.
- in response to
What do technology companies say in response to the criticism?
As an answer to the criticism.
- economic growth
It also says they support economic growth by helping develop and use AI.
An increase in a country's or area's business activity and wealth.