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Tell us: do you live near the site of a planned AI datacentre in the UK?
AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Media outlets are seeking input from UK residents living near proposed or existing artificial intelligence data centres. This call comes amid increasing local pushback and a newly proposed moratorium by the Scottish National Party and the Greens against further facility expansions. Currently, the UK hosts approximately 450 major data centres supporting cloud and AI infrastructure.
WHY IT MATTERS
It highlights the growing local opposition and political friction surrounding the rapid physical expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure in local communities.
We would like to hear from people who live in an area where there are plans for AI datacentres to be built โ or who already live near oneThe Scottish National Party and the Greens have backed a moratorium on new developments of AI datacentres, as part of a growing backlash against the boom.There are currently around 450 large data centres across the UK. These warehouses contain computing infrastructure that power cloud services and, increasingly, AI. Continue reading...
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