Thousands of people have joined a protest in Edinburgh against the building of large-scale AI data centres.
Demonstrators with placards - and some dressed in costume - assembled at the top of the Royal Mile before marching towards the Scottish Parliament.
The event comes at a time of widespread debate about the environmental impact of data centres and is part of a wave of protests across Europe.
The Scottish government will soon publish new planning guidance on data centres and said it was developing a strategy to maximise the "public benefit".
Innovation Minister Alyn Smith recently said data centres were "the whisky bonds of the AI sector".
However protesters made it clear they disagree - carrying slogans such as "AI data centres threaten humanity" and "AI data centres: costing the Earth".
Some attended to voice their opposition to plans for data centres in particular communities - including Cockenzie, East Lothian, and Larbert, Falkirk.
Kim Cairns, a campaigner for 'Say No To Chapelcross AI Data Centre', told BBC Scotland News her community was worried about noise, road closures and access problems during the construction phase.
She was also concerned about the noise the centre would generate when it was operational.
Kim said: "It's not going to enrich anybody's lives.
