France is preparing to build Europe’s largest artificial intelligence data centre in a village outside of Paris. The government hopes to boost its computing infrastructure and give France an edge in the global race to develop AI, but activists are concerned about the impacts on health and the environment.
Fouju, a village of 650 inhabitants, an hour’s drive from Paris, with 14th-century church and quiet streets, is preparing for a radical change. Amidst the grain fields surrounding the village, work is about to begin on a giant AI data centre.
