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AI Firms Warn Public Opposition Could Threaten UK Data Center Construction

The Guardian reported that the firms gave ministers 12 months to head off public opposition before protests could threaten construction.

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Residents gather beside fencing at a data center construction site outside London, United Kingdom. (AI-generated image / EconoTimes)
Residents gather beside fencing at a data center construction site outside London, United Kingdom. (AI-generated image / EconoTimes)

Public resistance to UK data center projects may put construction in jeopardy, according to a warning from AI firms reported by The Guardian on Oct. 22.

The Guardian reported that the firms gave ministers 12 months to head off public opposition before protests could threaten construction. Their warning linked the protest risk to the prospect of construction being threatened.

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