AlgorithmWatch

There are almost 90 data centers in Norway, with an additional 53 in the queue. Despite abundant hydro- and wind power, as well as plenty of water, not everyone is happy. Parts of civil society attempt to slow down the building craze, to little avail.

Read our latest investigation in collaboration with Tech Policy Press and the support of @edri@eupolicy.social, @ecnl@eupolicy.social and Lighthouse Reports: 👉 https://algorithmwatch.org/en/data-centers-norway-renewable-energy-conflict/

The EU’s #AIAct prohibitions are now in effect! But gaps remain. Learn more: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/ai-act-prohibitions-february-2025/

🚫 Now banned in the EU: #ManipulativeAI, AI that exploits people's vulnerabilities, #SocialScoring, #Scraping of facial images on the internet, Live #FaceRecognition in Public Spaces. Others are partially banned, like #PredictivePolicing, #EmotionRecognition, and more.