Local Communities Push Back Against Rapid AI Datacenter Expansion

Everyone hates datacentres. Do we really need them? - video

AI companies have promised us world-shifting technology. But there’s a cost: loud, unsightly datacentres that drain environmental resources. As the government pushes their rapid growth, can local communities do anything to push back? Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s global technology reporter Aisha Down about the backlash to datacentres across the UK and around the world Continue reading...

By Presented by Madeleine Finlay with Aisha Down ; produced by Madeleine Finlay, Joshan Chana and Jacob Liebenberg . The executive producer is Elizabeth Cassin