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UK government departments clash over AI data center energy demands

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A UK researcher has criticized the government's apparent lack of understanding regarding the environmental impact of data centers, particularly in relation to AI development. Cecilia Rikap of UCL suggested this oversight stems from either incompetence or a naive belief in technological solutions promoted by big tech companies. She further argued that this situation highlights the significant influence corporations wield over the UK government's AI and technology policies. AI

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UK government departments clash over AI data center energy demands

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    “The government’s cluelessness over the environmental impact of datacentres would be laughable, if it weren’t so alarming.” (Foxglove spx) Cecilia Rikap, a rese

    “The government’s cluelessness over the environmental impact of datacentres would be laughable, if it weren’t so alarming.” (Foxglove spx) Cecilia Rikap, a researcher at [UCL], said: “There are two ways to interpret this ‘misalignment’: either DESNZ and DSIT are incompetent, or t…

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