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DATA CENTRES AND CANNABIS

US states are looking at cannabis factories - huge buildings with access to lots of power and cooling - as sites for Ai data centres. The legal cannabis industry is struggling - so Big Tech is in line for some bargains!

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THERE'S NO HUMAN TOUCH

This story is a classic for highlighting Ai problems. The online sellers' platform is A-star, in principle, but has growing pains due to over reliance on tech - in preference to real people. A good time to rethink this?

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IS AI SEXIST - AND AGEIST, TOO?

The increasing use of Ai in recruitment appears to be causing harm, particularly to women with significant career experience. Could Ai - and the data it's fed on - be biased towards younger men - Tech Bros?

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DATA CENTRES COULD BE GOOD

Amid growing opposition to data centres - for good reason - this author asks a fascinating question. What if data centres - instead of being the enemy - were sustainable - and good for people and planet?

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PEOPLE DON'T LIKE DATA CENTRES

A US congresswoman has launched a bill to ban large Ai data centres, remove centres already there and remedy damage to the land. The US pushback against data centres is growing - will we see it in the UK?

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