4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (346+ words) Britain is rapidly expanding AI data centres, but the number of permanent jobs created may be far smaller than industry forecasts, an analysis said. Think tank Verdant estimated about 4,400 jobs are directly supported by current data centres and projected about…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (295+ words) UK data center job outlook faces scrutiny as think tank cuts 2035 forecast Traders Union UK AI data center boom may create only 10,400 permanent jobs by 2035 Britain's push to expand AI infrastructure is drawing new questions over how much lasting employment…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (641+ words) The AI data center buildout is expected to support employment and future job creation, but these facilities may create far fewer permanent roles than the industry suggests, according to data from an economic think tank. The U.K. government and industry leaders…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (499+ words) Scots households already face higher council tax bills at a time local authorities are cutting services and shuttering public buildings. Scots councils are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to slash costs as town halls struggle to plug a £562m financial blackhole…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (294+ words) Some insights here from Lindsay Ratcliffe at CreatFuture; Today’s Bank of Scotland Business Barometer paints an interesting picture of Scotland’s relationship with AI. More than half (54%) of Scottish businesses plan to increase investment in AI skills, and 47% believe that failing…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (468+ words) 3400 jobs sounds like a very precise number. It’s the figure that has been rolled out time and time again with any UK Government announcement about its AI Growth Zone in Lanarkshire or – as former UK Tech Secretary Liz Kendall claimed…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (565+ words) Company: Public Sector Executive The announcement marks a significant milestone for Scotland's growing artificial intelligence sector and reinforces the UK Government's ambition to use AI Growth Zones as a catalyst for economic growth, innovation and reindustrialisation across the country. The…...