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Revealed: UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’
Publisher description: Exclusive: Rented datacentres and unrealised supercomputer site raise questions for Starmer’s push to ‘mainline AI into veins of economy’
The Guardian | Mar 9, 2026 | Aisha Down
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Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianWhen asked about a series of claimed investments, the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology declined to answer detailed questions but said it “rejected these assertions”. A statement added: “Our AI sector has attracted more than £100bn in private investment since the government took office, with our AI sector growing 23 times faster than the wider economy last year. We are delivering advanced, purpose-built AI infrastructure to support the development of AI at scale,” the company said.
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