UK Says No to Pausing AI Computing Centers During Drought

The UK government rejected Green leader Zack Polanski's call to pause building AI datacentres — large warehouses of computers that power artificial intelligence. A spokesperson said stopping would cost jobs and risk relying on foreign countries for sensitive health and defence data. These centers already use 2.5% of UK electricity, set to quadruple by 2030, during one of Britain's worst droughts.