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【UK AI Minister: Data Center Construction Must Be Accelerated】September 29, UK AI Minister Narayan said that the UK needs to “move faster” on data center construction to achieve the goal of possessing “sovereign-level” AI computing capacity and infrastructure. Narayan said that expanding data center capacity “is a reason the public can clearly understand and support,” but acknowledged that society remains concerned about the risks posed by AI. He said that data center expansion must maintain “a sense of control” to sustain public support, including avoiding overbuilding, ensuring that “local communities have a say,” and delivering tangible benefits through measures such as investment in clean energy. The UK government has heavily promoted data center investment plans worth up to 100000000000 pounds sterling (approximately 136000000000 USD), with politicians including Narayan arguing that the UK needs to build its own data centers to reduce its reliance on other countries.