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AI and data centres: what now?

Martin Geissler hears about a Holyrood vote on blocking the construction of new AI data centres - and the latest warning about artificial intelligence.

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Jacob Coxon (pictured), who quit AI giant Anthropic, has said people working on artifical intelligence are“genuinely frightened” by its advances.

As MSPs prepare to vote on a Scottish Greeen motion to block the construction of new AI data centres, we talk to the the BBC’s Graham Fraser and Joe Tidy.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.

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