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SNP backs Scottish Greens' call for moratorium on AI data centre developments
Scotland could freeze datacentre projects in challenge to UK’s AI strategy
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Aisha Down and Robert Booth
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The GuardianScotland could freeze datacentre projects in challenge to UK’s AI strategytheguardian.comScottish government to consider SNP national council motion for moratorium on all new datacentres The Scottish government is about to consider a sweeping moratorium on building new datacentres, putting a key plank of the UK’s AI strategy at risk. Last Sunday the Scottish National party (SNP)’s national council passed a motion to freeze all new datacentres in Scotland. That motion has been sent to the Scottish government to consider. Continue reading...
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