Britain's Secretary of State for Artificial Intelligence Narayan said that Britain needs to “accelerate action” to promote data center construction to achieve the goal of having “sovereign” AI computing capabilities and infrastructure. Narayan said that expanding data center capacity “is a reason that the public can clearly understand and support,” but at the same time, he acknowledged that society still has concerns about the risks posed by artificial intelligence. He said data center expansion must maintain a “sense of control” to maintain public support, including avoiding overconstruction, ensuring “local communities have a say”, and bringing real benefits by investing in clean energy. The British government has vigorously promoted a data center investment plan of up to 100 billion pounds. Politicians, including Narayan, argue that the UK needs to build its own data center to reduce its dependence on other countries.

Britain's Secretary of State for Artificial Intelligence Narayan said that Britain needs to “accelerate action” to promote data center construction to achieve the goal of having “sovereign” AI computing capabilities and infrastructure. Narayan said that expanding data center capacity “is a reason that the public can clearly understand and support,” but at the same time, he acknowledged that society still has concerns about the risks posed by artificial intelligence. He said that data center expansion must maintain a “sense of control” to maintain public support, including avoiding overconstruction, ensuring “local communities have a say”, and bringing real benefits by investing in clean energy. The British government has vigorously promoted a data center investment plan of up to 100 billion pounds. Politicians, including Narayan, argue that the UK needs to build its own data center to reduce its dependence on other countries.