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Data centres have spent the week collecting gigawatts and junk bonds, so a plushie was only a matter of time. The newest arrival is Bezzy, a doll that plays the sounds of real data centres, from a satirical collaboration between a creative studio and the music producer behind Big Data.

Why it matters

The joke has a target. The AI boom's physical form is buildings: fans, substations, a hum that never stops, often installed beside people who did not ask for it. WIRED's headline promises a piercing scream, and the scream is the accurate part. Satire usually arrives once a thing has become furniture. A data centre soft enough to cuddle suggests the buildout has crossed into popular culture, which the industry can read as affection or an early protest vote.

Discuss: When the AI buildout's most relatable product this week is a toy that screams, has the industry lost control of its own story, or has satire simply caught up?

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