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Google reveals $1bn UK data centre it says will create jobs and 'boost growth of AI' (news.sky.com)

submitted 9 months ago by mannycalavera@feddit.uk to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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[–] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

In 20 years time, you'll be able to date annuncements accurately by the amount of slapping "AI" on everything.

Want to get a government minister who can barely turn on an ipad on board? Just add AI to the proposal.

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I have an AI powered monorail idea if like to talk to you about...

[–] Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk 2 points 9 months ago

I hear those things are awfully loud

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 9 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The announcement was made at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been meeting company bosses as part of a bid to "champion British excellence in tech".

"This investment builds upon our Saint Giles and Kings Cross office developments, our multi-year research collaboration agreement with the University of Cambridge, and the Grace Hopper subsea cable that connects the UK with the United States and Spain.

"This new data centre will help meet growing demand for our AI and cloud services and bring crucial compute capacity to businesses across the UK while creating construction and technical jobs for the local community.

"Our country is no different and this major $1bn investment from Google is a huge vote of confidence in Britain as the largest tech economy in Europe, bringing with it good jobs and the infrastructure we need to support the industries of the future."

Microsoft confirmed plans for a £2.5bn data centre in late November after overcoming UK regulatory hurdles in its £55bn takeover of Activision Blizzard.

Commenting on the latest deal, Ben Barringer, technology analyst at Quilter Cheviot, said there were signs the government's message that the UK was open for business, particularly in the AI sphere, was getting through.

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[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Create jobs and growth of AI sounds like 2 conflicting interests. Maybe this data center creates a few jobs, but how many jobs will be lost to their AI advancement?