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Dispute grows over jobs impact of UK AI data centre expansion

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 10,400 direct operating jobs when planned facilities are included, well below techUK estimates. techUK disputed the methodology, while the government said value cannot be judged by jobs per megawatt alone.