UK Political Parties Back Moratorium on New AI Datacentres Amid Local Concerns

The Scottish National Party and Greens have called for a halt to new developments, prompting the Guardian to gather resident perspectives on the environmental and community impact of these facilities.

2 Sept, 13:32 — 2 Sept, 13:32

Post Share

Sources

Showing 1 of 1 sources

The GuardianMostly Factual2d ago

Tell us: do you live near the site of a planned AI datacentre in the UK?

We would like to hear from people who live in an area where there are plans for AI datacentres to be built – or who already live near one The 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...

By Guardian community team

Read full article →

UK Political Parties Back Moratorium on New AI Datacentres Amid Local Concerns

Sources

Tell us: do you live near the site of a planned AI datacentre in the UK?

Related Stories

Mitsotakis Opens 90th Thessaloniki International Fair with Policy Announcements

Serbia’s Ruling Party Nominates Vučić for Prime Minister

Federal Judge Blocks Groundbreaking on Proposed Trump Victory Arch in Washington

US Ambassador Visits West Bank Town Amid Rising Settler Violence