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Data Centre Toy Highlights Environmental Concerns

A creative agency and musician launched a satirical campaign with a stuffed toy to highlight data centre impacts.

The toy, Bezzy, resembles a data centre and emits a "hum" when squeezed. It's part of Basura and Big Data's 'Adopt a Data Centre' campaign, coinciding with an album launch.

The campaign uses Bezzy and other materials to draw attention to the AI-driven data centre boom. Basu stated it aims to provoke thought on integrating these facilities into communities.

Interviews with residents near data centres informed the project, focusing on noise, light, land use, and resource demands.

Bezzy is handmade and emits a recording from a Virginia data centre. A tag reads, "Hug me for ear piercing forever hum."

The project is not anti-AI but promotes responsible use and accountability.

Massive data centres consume significant energy, water, and land. Concerns include noise pollution and heat island effects.

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