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OpenAI’s George Osborne says datacentre nimbys holding back Britain
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PUBLISHEDSep 22, 2026, 11:46 AM
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Former chancellor, now senior figure at OpenAI, says UK needs datacentres to maintain ‘sovereignty’ over AI tech UK politics live – latest updates Datacentre nimbys are holding Britain back, George Osborne has said in reaction to nationwide protests about the giant water- and energy-guzzling structures.
The former Tory chancellor is now the head of AI for countries at OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT. His job is to…
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