Greens call for temporary ban on new data centres
August 28, 2026
Nick Eardley, Emilia Belli
"At a time when three-quarters of the country are in drought, it is outrageous that these are being considered critical infrastructure.
"To most people critical infrastructure means hospitals, water, electricity. It doesn't mean #ArtificialIntelligence."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz0zm4pzme2o
#AI #AISucks #Datacentre #DatacentreMoratorium #Datacenters
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