Edinburgh Council plans to BLOCK new data centres for climate reasons 'threaten UK's AI revolution'

Edinburgh Council plans to BLOCK new data centres for climate reasons 'threaten UK's AI revolution'

Plans by Edinburgh Council to block new data centres for climate reasons could spark a wave of copycat bans and threaten the AI revolution, industry experts have warned.The local authority backed a moratorium on new sites in the city, saying it needed to be sure of their green credentials before approving them. Data centres host the essential infrastructure for the digital world, including artificial intelligence.Industry insiders fear other cou…