Massive AI Data Center Left In The Dark Until 2030s As Microsoft Walks Away– dailycaller.com
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A tech giant backed out of a massive artificial intelligence data center project as its developer hunts for another power source.
Microsoft ended its plan to fund a supercomputer at Nscale’s roughly $2.7 billion AI data center in Loughton, England, which was set to be the largest in the U.K., the BBC reported Sunday. The pullback shows how power shortages are threatening data center build-out, as U.S. projects seeking to connect to PJM now take more than eight years on average to come online, according to Rocky Mountain Institute. (RELATED: Microsoft Boss Says ‘Every Carton Of Milk’ Faces More Safety Rules Than AI)
“We remain committed to our partnership with Nscale, including work to build robust digital infrastructure and support AI growth globally. This decision relates to a single site,” a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Nscale was told the Loughton site will not get grid power until the 2030s, the Telegraph reported. The Nvidia-funded company markets itself as “the only full stack sovereign AI infrastructure provider in the UK,” according to a statement from Nscale CEO Josh Payne on the company’s website.
Nscale did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment.