Could Scotland tap into the AI goldrush?
Martin Geissler and Laura Miller hear how Scotland’s renewable energy could fuel the next generation of AI data centres – bringing Big Tech money to our shores.
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North Lanarkshire is to become home to a vast data centre – with the aim of turning the area into one of the world’s most advanced AI sites.
But what actually is a data centre, why is Big Tech looking to Scotland and will their massive energy demands push our bills up? We hear from former Google executive and industry insider Michael Hunter.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller and Martin Geissler.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
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