与以往一样，AI总是让人感觉他们先行动，后请求许可，Pull the Plug组织的伊奥安·马克·琼斯（Ioan Marc Jones）告诉安纳多卢通讯社。该运动呼吁暂停新建数据中心，警告AI可能加剧不平等，并将经济权力集中在科技巨头手中。随着人工智能塑造经济、工作场所和日常生活，一个英国运动团体正准备在伦敦举行抗议，要求更严格的监管，并让公众对技术的未来有更大的发言权。
'As ever with AI, it just feels like they go ahead and ask for permission later,' Ioan Marc Jones of Pull the Plug tells Anadolu Campaign calls for moratorium on new data centers, warns AI could deepen inequality, concentrate economic power in hands of tech giants As artificial intelligence shapes economies, workplaces and everyday life, a British campaign group is preparing to protest in London, demanding stronger regulation and a greater public say in the technology’s future.
在接受安纳多卢通讯社采访时，负责Pull the Plug内容与传播工作的伊奥安·马克·琼斯阐述了该团体推动普通民众对目前由科技公司主导的决策拥有更多影响力的努力。
In an interview with Anadolu, Ioan Marc Jones, who works on content and communications for Pull the Plug, outlined the group’s push to give ordinary people more influence over decisions now dominated by technology companies.
该团体计划于12月5日在BBC总部外组织一场示威活动，随后在伦敦市中心举行游行。这场名为“反机器游行”（March Against the Machines）的抗议活动旨在动员那些担忧AI迅速扩张及其开发者日益增长的权力的人们。
The group is organizing a demonstration outside the BBC's headquarters on Dec. 5, followed by a march through central London. Billed as March Against the Machines, the protest aims to mobilize people concerned about AI's rapid expansion and the growing power of its developers.
“我们基本上想要的是该领域的更多民主化，只是让人们能够对技术的方向、发展和实施发表意见，”琼斯说。
"Largely what we want is more democratization of that space and just for the people to have a say over the direction and development and implementation of the tech," Jones said.
在其抗议声明中，该团体强调了从虚假信息和监控到环境破坏以及对工人风险等一系列担忧。它还警告说，AI系统中的偏见可能伤害女性、种族少数群体和跨性别者，以及那些在社会护理和司法系统中寻求帮助的人。
In its protest announcement, the group highlighted concerns ranging from misinformation and surveillance to environmental damage and risks to workers. It also warned that biases in AI systems could harm women, racial minorities and transgender people, as well as those navigating social care and justice systems.
对于自由撰稿人琼斯来说，最初的担忧是未经创作者许可，就使用受版权保护的材料来训练AI系统。
For Jones, a freelance writer, the initial concern was the use of copyrighted material to train AI systems without creators' permission.
“我明知我的作品被用于训练AI，却没有署名、同意或补偿，”他说。
"I know my work was trained for AI without credit, consent or compensation," he said.
他的担忧后来扩展到了虚假信息，以及AI生成内容对那些信息被未经署名地复制（有时还不准确）的组织的影响。
His concerns later expanded to misinformation and the impact of AI-generated content on organizations whose information is reproduced without attribution, sometimes inaccurately.
“‘Pull the Plug’这个组织是由那些对缺乏有效监管及民主监督感到失望的普通人发起的，”他说。“目前存在太多问题，但相关方面却几乎没有任何重视。”
Pull the Plug, he said, was formed by ordinary people frustrated by the lack of meaningful regulation and democratic oversight. "There are so many issues at play and so little care being given to them," he said.
该组织的核心目标是阻止大型人工智能开发公司在制定行业监管规则时占据主导地位。琼斯特别提到了 OpenAI 和 Anthropic，指出它们在人工智能安全讨论中的主导地位引发了人们对企业对公共政策影响力的质疑：“这些公司不应该决定我们应该制定什么样的监管措施，因为这可能会导致监管机构被企业利益所左右（即‘监管机构沦为企业的工具’）。”他还提到了 Meta、Microsoft 和 Amazon 等科技公司，认为它们的影响力日益增强，加剧了人们对权力集中的担忧。
Campaign challenges tech giants' influence A central demand of Pull the Plug is to prevent major AI developers from dominating decisions about how the industry should be regulated. Jones singled out OpenAI and Anthropic, arguing that their prominent role in discussions about AI safety raises questions about corporate influence over public policy. "They shouldn't be deciding what regulation we have, because that can lead to regulatory capture," he said, referring to a situation in which regulators serve the interests of the industries they oversee rather than the public. He also identified Meta, Microsoft and Amazon among the technology companies whose growing influence has contributed to concerns about concentrated power.
虽然一些人工智能开发者公开支持加强监管，但琼斯质疑：那些开发这些技术的企业是否应该对相关监管规则拥有如此大的影响力。因此，“Pull the Plug”组织呼吁举行公民集会，让普通民众能够评估与人工智能相关的风险，并向英国政府提出监管建议。琼斯表示，该组织会推动这些集会提出的建议得以实施，即使这些建议与组织成员的个人观点不符。“关键不在于我个人认为什么是最重要的，而在于我们大家共同认同什么。”
While acknowledging that some AI developers publicly support regulation, Jones questioned whether companies developing the technology should have such strong influence over the rules governing it. Instead, Pull the Plug is calling for citizens' assemblies that would allow ordinary people to examine AI-related risks and recommend regulations to the British government. Jones said the organization would campaign for the implementation of recommendations emerging from those assemblies, even if they differed from the personal preferences of its members. "It's not about what I believe is the most important thing. It's about what collectively we agree on," he said.
他还补充说，该组织尚未收到英国政府的明确承诺，也没有得到大型人工智能公司的直接回应。不过，一些与政府有关的人员表示了兴趣，但相关讨论尚未进入实质性阶段。
Jones said the organization had yet to receive concrete commitments from British officials or direct responses from major AI companies. Some individuals connected to the government had shown interest, he added, but discussions had not progressed to a serious level.
数据中心引发资源担忧 环境问题已成为这场运动的另一大焦点，尤其是随着人工智能基础设施的扩张，对电力和水资源的需求不断增加。
Data centers raise concerns over resources Environmental concerns have become another major focus of the campaign, particularly as expanding AI infrastructure increases demand for electricity and water.
琼斯警告称，大型数据中心的建设可能会给当地资源带来额外压力，而当地社区对数据中心的开发决策几乎没有影响力。
Jones warned that the construction of large data centers could put additional pressure on local resources while communities have little influence over decisions about their development.
他说，拔掉插头组织已收到英国各地社区的求助请求，包括托林顿、雷丁、利兹、卡迪夫和爱丁堡。
He said Pull the Plug has received requests for assistance from communities across Britain, including Torrington, Reading, Leeds, Cardiff and Edinburgh.
该组织通过提供组织建议、帮助制定公共信息传播策略，并通过社交媒体和视频内容提升知名度，来支持当地运动。“人们正在自己的社区看到它们，”琼斯说。
The group supports local campaigns by offering organizational advice, helping develop public messaging and raising visibility through social media and video content. "People are seeing them in their communities," Jones said.
拔掉插头组织呼吁暂停新建数据中心，直到社区能够参与有关其开发的决策。琼斯强调，该组织寻求的是暂停，而非永久性禁令。
Pull the Plug is calling for a moratorium on new data centers until communities have a say in decisions about their development. Jones stressed that it seeks a pause, not a permanent ban. "No one's been asked.
“没有人被征询过。与人工智能相关的一切，总是感觉他们先行动，事后再请求许可，”他说。
As ever with AI, it just feels like they go ahead and ask for permission later," he said.
经济不确定性、安全风险 除了环境问题，拔掉插头组织还警告称，人工智能可能会通过将收入和经济权力从劳动者转移到技术所有者手中，从而加剧经济不平等。
Economic uncertainty, security risks Beyond environmental concerns, Pull the Plug warns that AI could deepen economic inequality by shifting income and economic power away from workers toward technology owners.
琼斯指出，交通运输和创意产业是可能受自动化影响的领域，特别是通过自动驾驶汽车和人工智能生成的内容。“人工智能有能力扩大资本与劳动之间的差距，”他说。
Jones identified transportation and the creative industries as sectors potentially vulnerable to automation, particularly through autonomous vehicles and AI-generated content. "AI has the capacity to widen the gap between capital and labor," he said.
不过，他承认未来工作岗位流失的规模仍不确定，并警告不要做出确定性的预测。
However, he acknowledged that the scale of future job displacement remains uncertain and cautioned against making definitive predictions.
他还质疑人工智能是否实现了科技公司承诺的经济增长和生产力提升。
He also questioned whether AI had delivered the economic growth and productivity gains promised by technology companies.
琼斯还对先进人工智能系统可能被滥用于更具破坏性的目的表示担忧。
Jones also raised concerns about the potential misuse of advanced AI systems for more destructive purposes.
“我认为存在实质性风险，涉及生物武器研发以及攻击脆弱的关键基础设施等方面，”他说。
"I think there's a risk that's substantive in terms of stuff like the development of bioweapons and the attacking of vulnerable critical infrastructure," he said.
尽管如此，琼斯批评科技高管在未提供充分证据的情况下，对人类灭绝做出戏剧性预测。
Nevertheless, Jones criticized technology executives for making dramatic predictions about human extinction without providing sufficient evidence.
他认为，此类警告有转移公众对现存社会危害关注的风险，同时可能通过将人工智能描绘为拥有非凡力量来服务商业利益。
He argued that such warnings risk diverting attention from existing societal harms while potentially serving commercial interests by portraying AI as extraordinarily powerful.
琼斯拒绝估算灾难性情景发生的可能性，强调政府应应对严重的安全威胁，而不应依赖投机性预测。
Jones declined to estimate the likelihood of catastrophic scenarios, stressing that governments should address serious security threats without relying on speculative predictions.
运动寻求国际合作 尽管“拔掉插头”目前聚焦英国，但希望与国际上类似的运动建立更紧密联系。
Movement seeks international cooperation Although Pull the Plug currently focuses on Britain, it hopes to establish stronger ties with similar movements internationally.
琼斯表示，该组织在德国有一个姊妹团体，并收到了来自奥地利、澳大利亚等国关注人士的询问。
Jones said the organization has a sister group in Germany and has received inquiries from concerned individuals in countries including Austria and Australia.
他还指出，美国反对数据中心建设的运动为当地行动主义提供了灵感。
He also pointed to campaigns against data center developments in the United States as an inspiration for local activism.
然而，有限的资源和对志愿者的依赖制约了该组织在国际上拓展的能力。“我们资源有限，只能将其投入到最合适的地方，”他说。
However, limited resources and reliance on volunteers have constrained the group's ability to expand internationally. "We have finite resources and sort of have to put them in the best places," he said.
该组织此前曾发起过规模较小的抗议，包括一场讽刺性行动：活动人士向科技公司帕兰蒂尔的办公室递交虚假的英国国民医疗服务体系患者数据，以凸显对敏感信息处理的担忧。然而，12月5日的示威旨在吸引大量更多的人群。“我们希望有数百人，至少数千人，最好能达数万人，”琼斯说。
The organization has previously staged smaller protests, including a satirical action in which campaigners delivered fake NHS patient data to the offices of technology company Palantir to highlight concerns about the handling of sensitive information. The Dec. 5 demonstration, however, is intended to draw a substantially larger crowd. "We're hoping hundreds, at least thousands, hopefully tens of thousands," Jones said.
他强调，持久进步需要有效的人工智能监管、民主监督以及解决从自主武器到数据中心环境成本等一系列风险的国际协议。目前，给英国政府的信息依然直截了当。“听听民众的声音，看看他们在说什么，”他说。
He stressed that lasting progress would require effective AI regulation, democratic oversight and international agreements addressing risks ranging from autonomous weapons to the environmental costs of data centers. For now, the message to the British government remains straightforward. "Listen to the people and see what they're saying," he said.