Can beautifying AI data centres save them from backlash?

Can beautifying AI data centres save them from backlash?

The Times Tech Podcast

B1July 9, 202639 min
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AI needs vast data centres to power it but communities around the world are increasingly pushing back against the large, ugly “sheds” appearing on their doorsteps. In the US, one proposed Utah data centre is set to be larger than Manhattan. Meanwhile, architects in the UK are looking at ways to make data centres more attractive, functional and useful to local communities. So Danny Fortson and Katie Prescott ask whether better design, waste-heat reuse and local benefits could make AI infrastructure more acceptable. Plus, Danny speaks to Jason Kelly, co-founder and CEO of Gink...

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