AI Data Center Dispute Intensifies; Brands Use Advertising to Amplify Water Usage Concerns
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US media reports that American brands have begun to use advertisements to mock the water consumption issues of the AI data centers, reflecting an ongoing expansion of disputes regarding water usage, energy consumption, and community impact of these projects.
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美国围绕 AI 数据中心的争议,正从社区抗议延伸到品牌营销。Business Insider 报道称,随着外界对数据中心耗水和能耗的担忧升温,一些消费品牌开始直接把这类情绪写进广告内容。

Garage Beer与Liquid Death推出讽刺广告

最新案例来自前 NFL 球员 Jason Kelce 参与投资的啤酒品牌 Garage Beer,以及罐装饮料品牌 Liquid Death。两家公司在一则联合广告中,用夸张方式调侃 AI 数据中心的冷却用水问题。

广告中,Kelce 以戏谑口吻称,AI 数据中心浪费了数百万加仑的水,并把“把尿液寄给数据中心降温”当作笑点推进。片尾小字则说明,不要真的把尿液寄出。

两家公司随后对 Business Insider 表示,这次合作延续了各自偏黑色幽默的品牌风格,但也希望借此提醒外界关注水资源议题。

反AI营销进入消费品牌广告

这并不是首个借 AI 争议做传播的品牌案例。报道提到,在可穿戴 AI 设备 Friend 去年因营销内容引发反弹后,喜力曾在纽约投放广告牌,强调“交朋友的最好方式是在啤酒桌上”。

宝丽来也在今年夏季营销中加入类似表达,广告画面配文称,与其让数据中心把水喝光,不如先去跳进水里。这类表达显示,部分品牌正把公众对 AI 的疲劳和不安,转化为更容易传播的消费叙事。

Liquid Death 创意副总裁 Andy Pearson 对该媒体表示,反对 AI 数据中心几乎已成为跨政治和文化群体都能形成共识的话题。Garage Beer 首席执行官 Andy Sauer 也称,水是最有价值的资源,而数据中心正是当前的热门议题。

AI公司加大正面回应

面对持续扩大的质疑,AI 公司也开始用广告回应。Meta 上月发布广告,描绘其所理解的 AI 未来,并明确反驳外界对技术影响的悲观判断。Anthropic 的广告则直接回应公众焦虑,用更具冲击力的画面呈现 AI 带来的疑问。

报道指出,AI 数据中心在美国多地正遭遇更强阻力。居民通过抗议和诉讼阻止新项目落地,主要担忧集中在三点:用水、用电,以及由此带来的更高公用事业成本和噪音。

  • 居民关注数据中心冷却系统的耗水规模
  • 地方社区担心电力负荷推高账单
  • 新建项目还面临噪音与土地使用争议

Business Insider 此前的分析还提到,部分依赖水冷的数据中心正在加剧美国一些地区原有的水资源压力。随着 AI 基础设施继续扩张,相关争议已不再局限于科技行业内部,而是进入更广泛的公共舆论场。

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