How a £16.5bn AI data centre is causing anger in a tiny Scottish village
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The global race for artificial intelligence is accelerating - and a quiet corner of Scotland could soon become home to one of the world's biggest AI data centres. Eight enormous buildings, a £16.5bn price tag, potentially using as much power as a major city. But who's behind it, who's paying and why there? Our Scotland correspondent Connor Gillies has been investigating, with exclusive access to the man behind the plans. #aidatacentre #artificialintelligence #scotland #ai SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB
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