Data centres are the new front line and Europe’s AI factories should slow down, says UN adviser

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A UN adviser says data centres have become potential military targets and that drone strikes in Ukraine should prompt Europe to reconsider where it builds AI infrastructure. The warning links the siting of data centres to security risks and the energy and property needs of expanding AI capacity.

Data centres have become prime military targets and the drone strikes in Ukraine should force Europe to rethink where it builds its AI infrastructure, one expert says.