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Claire Keelan

The UK wants to lead on AI, but who is going to build it?

A robot standing thoughtfully in front of a giant digital display with code on it.

Not long ago, data centers were something the average person on the street rarely thought about. They powered the digital services we used every day, but sat largely out of sight.

That has changed. Look at almost any national news site and you will see another data center scheme being proposed, from a £9.5bn data center next to the proposed Universal theme park in Bedfordshire to a £2bn data center in the Borders hills, west of Duns.

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