The revolt against data centres
Why some communities are questioning the AI 鈥榞oldrush鈥�.
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There are plans to build 24 hyperscale data centres across Scotland, many on greenfield sites.
Scotcast鈥檚 Rebecca Tierney reflects on her visit to Auchtertool, where a proposal for the world鈥檚 second biggest data centre has been submitted, and The Guardian鈥檚 Aisha Down tells us about her investigation into a planned site in Lanarkshire.
Scotcast is the 麻豆社鈥檚 Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
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The 麻豆社's Scottish news podcast.
