Even George Osborne might be a nimby if an AI datacentre was built next to his home | Letters
TL;DR
The quality of life for people living next to one would be destroyed, writes Moira Brewer; plus a letter from Mark Davis So, George Osborne thinks people who don’t want an AI datacentre on their doorstep are nimbys (OpenAI’s George Osborne says datacentre nimbys holding back Britain, 22 September). He ought to come and visit our small town in Devon, where there are plans to build one of the largest datacentres in Europe, along with a battery energy storage system, on 850 acres of farmland.
Nauti's Take
Data centers bring investment and the compute Britain's AI ambitions need. The letter shows the catch: a project larger than the town, narrow access roads and pressure on tourism cannot be waved away as nimbyism.
Anyone planning sites should involve residents early and settle traffic, energy and landscape questions concretely.
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