Source: Reuters
HumansFirst coordinated 142 simultaneous protests across 42 states, escalating decentralized opposition to AI infrastructure beyond social media to synchronized street action. The group frames data centers as an accountability problem—corporate opacity in deployment decisions that affect local communities—rather than an environmental or labor issue. This organizational capability suggests data center siting could become as locally contested as traditional industrial NIMBY disputes, forcing tech companies to negotiate with communities rather than simply secure land and permits.