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George Osborne, a former UK chancellor now at OpenAI, said datacentre opponents in Britain are holding the country back, arguing the UK needs datacentres to keep sovereignty over AI technology.
Why it matters: A senior figure at OpenAI is publicly framing UK datacentre construction as a question of national control over AI technology.
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“Former chancellor, now senior figure at OpenAI, says UK needs datacentres to maintain ‘sovereignty’ over AI tech UK politics live – latest updates Datacentre nimbys are holding Britain back, George Osborne has said in reaction to nationwide protests about…”
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