Anti-Flock Actions Have No Equivalent Against AI Data Centers

Grassroots mobilisation around the anti-Flock movement, also called “deflock,” has translated into physical actions against Flock cameras. No comparable viral calls to cut power to local data centers over AI existential risk have been observed; the comparison is qualitative, with no figures given for the scale of either response.

The difference is partly attributed to access: Flock cameras may be located on ordinary streets, while data centers are described as remote, fenced and highly fortified. The AI 2040 proposal is presented as the opposite of shutting down the infrastructure: it would further harden data centers and slow AI development, rather than stop current AI systems. That could disappoint some people attracted to anti-AI sentiment, including opposition to AI-generated images.