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Brian May opposition to AI and data centers

Overview

Queen guitarist Sir Brian May has expressed strong opposition to the development of artificial intelligence, stating that humanity “really does not need AI”. His criticism followed an attempt to use Meta AI to recreate the cover of the band’s 1980 album, ‘The Game’, which resulted in an inaccurate image featuring five band members instead of four.

In addition to questioning the utility of the technology, May raised concerns regarding the environmental and aesthetic impact of AI infrastructure. He described the construction of data centers as ‘hideous’ and warned that such facilities threaten to destroy the landscape of the United Kingdom, drawing comparisons to developments in the United States. May specifically urged British official Andy Burnham to intervene and prevent the expansion of these massive data centers.

Entities

Meta AI · Brian May · Queen · Andy Burnham · United States

Timeline

  1. 29 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Brian May criticizes AI utility and data center expansion

    Queen guitarist Brian May criticized Meta AI after a failed attempt to recreate a classic album cover, using the error to protest the expansion of data centers in the UK.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [CULTURE] 6 sources
    Brian May criticizes AI and warns against UK data centers

    Queen guitarist Brian May has criticized artificial intelligence, citing poor results from an album cover recreation and warning that data center construction threatens the UK and US.

Sources

1065thearch.com · ambrosia.com.br · eveningstandard.co.uk · independent.co.uk · indiehoy.com · kixi.com · metro.co.uk · rollingstone.com.br