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What are Britain’s AI growth zones and are the plans feasible or ‘complete bunk’?

The Guardian has examined government plans for AI growth zones, finding that a flagship Scottish AI datacentre project run by renewables and creating thousands of jobs is not achievable by 2030. A source described the plans as at best unclear and at worst “complete bunk”.

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What are Britain’s AI growth zones and are the plans feasible or ‘complete bunk’?
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  • UK government plans AI growth zones to support construction of massive datacentres of 500MW or more.
  • Guardian investigation finds Lanarkshire datacentre's renewables and jobs promises unachievable by 2030.
  • One source calls the plans at best unclear and at worst 'complete bunk'.

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