Greater Birmingham Humane Society files lawsuit against AI data center
The Greater Birmingham Humane Society (GBHS) has filed a lawsuit against Nebius, a company constructing an AI data center in Birmingham, Alabama. GBHS is concerned about the potential impact of industrial-scale noise and low-frequency sounds from the data center on the animals in their care. The lawsuit seeks answers regarding the facility's effects and its approval process.
The Greater Birmingham Humane Society (GBHS) has initiated legal action against Nebius, the developer of an AI data center currently under construction near the society's property in Birmingham, Alabama. GBHS officials expressed concerns about the potential impact of the industrial-scale data center on the animals they care for, specifically highlighting issues related to noise, including low and high frequencies that animals can perceive.
According to GBHS, they have been seeking information for months on how the AI factory will affect their animals but have received no satisfactory answers from Nebius. The society claims that the uncertainty surrounding the data center's effects has already led to a halt in donations for a new hospital they plan to build next door.
GBHS filed suit in Jefferson County Circuit Court, stating that it was the only way to compel Nebius to provide the necessary information and address their questions about the project's impact and its approval process. They are worried about their ability to coexist with the data center without understanding its full environmental implications.