00:00And on Saturday, thousands took to the streets of Edinburgh, Scotland, to protest against plans to build large-scale artificial
00:06intelligence data centres,
00:08warning of their environmental impact and high energy consumption.
00:12Demonstrators marched along the Royal Mile towards the Scottish Parliament,
00:16opposing proposed projects and raising concerns over the facility's enormous electricity and water requirements,
00:23as well as noise, air and light pollution, infrastructure disruptions and potential increases in energy bills.
00:31Environmental groups are calling for a moratorium on large-scale projects,
00:36arguing they could undermine climate targets and put additional pressure on renewable energy supplies.
00:43The protests highlight growing tensions between the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure
00:49and concerns over environmental sustainability.
01:02So, what we want to see is, instead of these big tech companies who are using their power to push
01:09through their plans for AI data centres in Scotland,
01:12we want the people of Scotland to be given a say on whether these AI data centres are here
01:17and what the impacts are going to be on us in Scotland.
01:20What we would like to see is a pause on all the developments that are happening right now
01:25and then a national conversation for the people of Scotland.
01:29And what the Scottish Government really need to set out is explain why they think these AI data centres need
01:35to be built in Scotland.
01:36What are the benefits going to be? Who are going to get those benefits?
01:39What are the costs going to be? And who are going to be made to pay those costs?
01:43Who are the benefits? Any thoughts? Any thoughts, any thoughts, any thoughts or any thoughts, any thoughts, any thoughts, any
01:47thoughts and any thoughts on these things?
