SNP and Greens back moratorium on new AI datacentre developments
UKPulse News Desk
The Scottish National Party and the Greens have supported a moratorium on new AI datacentre developments in the UK.
- The Scottish National Party and the Greens have backed a moratorium on new AI datacentre developments.
- There are approximately 450 large data centres across the UK.
- These data centres increasingly power AI services.
The Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Greens have announced their support for a moratorium on new AI datacentre developments. This move comes amid a reported growing backlash against the expansion of such facilities.
The UK currently has around 450 large data centres. These facilities house computing infrastructure that supports cloud services and, increasingly, artificial intelligence.