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‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentre

Suspicions grow in Lanarkshire that local people have been misled on supposed benefits of the huge development.

SourceThe Guardian AIAuthor: Aisha Down
‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentre
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  • Oakes Energy Services offered residents free solar panels, tree planting, or cash for their properties
  • Revealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promise
  • Residents fear loss of green belt land and jobs never arriving

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