Planning policy

Auto Added by WPeMatico

Curry, bagels … and AI? Londoners fight plan for huge datacentre in Brick Lane

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Communities, England, Housing, London, Planning policy, Society, UK news

Residents and council say creating affordable housing is more urgent than ‘high-frequency trading’ in nearby CityCampaigners in east London are opposing plans for a datacentre in Brick Lane that they say will worsen the area’s housing crisis and drive long-term residents away.The road, famed for its curry houses and 24-hour bagel shops, is the latest […]

Curry, bagels … and AI? Londoners fight plan for huge datacentre in Brick Lane Read More »

‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentre

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Business, Communities, Computing, Energy, Environment, Planning policy, Politics, Renewable energy, Scotland, Society, Technology, Technology sector, UK news

Suspicions grow in Lanarkshire that local people have been misled on supposed benefits of the huge developmentRevealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promiseWhat are Britain’s AI growth zones and are the plans feasible or ‘complete bunk’?The promise was that a Scottish community would be transformed by massive investment and empowered

‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentre Read More »

What are Britain’s AI growth zones and are the plans feasible or ‘complete bunk’?

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Environment, Planning policy, Renewable energy, Scotland, Technology, UK news

Lanarkshire datacentre run by renewables and creating thousands of jobs not achievable by 2030, Guardian investigation findsRevealed: landmark Scottish AI project has no prospect of meeting renewables promise‘It’s smoke and mirrors’: hope turns to fear in Scottish village chosen for AI datacentreThe Guardian has examined government plans to build Britain’s AI infrastructure for the future,

What are Britain’s AI growth zones and are the plans feasible or ‘complete bunk’? Read More »

Man used AI to make false statements to shut down London nightclub, police say

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Clubbing, Law, Local government, London, Music, Planning policy, Technology, UK news

Heaven club neighbour admits offences under Licensing Act, as Met says fictitious AI-generated complaints a growing issue A businessman has pleaded guilty to making false statements in order to shut down a nightclub, which police believe were generated using AI.A Metropolitan police source said the use of AI to generate letters by complainants who do

Man used AI to make false statements to shut down London nightclub, police say Read More »

Government admits its approval for Buckinghamshire AI datacentre should be quashed

ai, AI (Artificial Intelligence), Artificial Intelligence, Buckinghamshire, Energy, Environment, Labour, Planning policy, UK news

Campaigners hail U-turn during legal challenge over proposed centre an ‘embarrassing climbdown’The government has been forced to admit its own planning approval for a major AI datacentre should be quashed after it failed to fully consider the climate impact, in what campaigners described as “an embarrassing climbdown”.Angela Rayner, the former deputy prime minister, had overruled

Government admits its approval for Buckinghamshire AI datacentre should be quashed Read More »