Protesters appeared to interrupt a party celebrating data centers in Washington, D.C., on Saturday night. One protester took the stage, shouting, “Thank you for using all the water” and “you’re killing the world”; partygoers responded with chants of “USA!”
An invitation described the gathering as a chance to celebrate “the glory of American compute.” Data centers have become a source of tension as AI-computing demand grows, in part because of their substantial needs for power, water and land; opposition to construction has intensified across the country.
