The Guardian: EU seeks greener AI amid datacenter backlash
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-02
The Guardian reports that AI datacenters are widely disliked for being loud, power-hungry, and environmentally draining, with profits flowing to US firms. Europe seeks greener, quieter AI energy and policy reforms to keep data local, aiming to redesign rather than just relocate infrastructure.
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