“This infrastructure investment will help meet the exploding demand for efficient, scalable and sustainable AI-specific computing power, and the needs of the private and public sectors looking to take advantage of the latest cloud and AI breakthroughs” , Microsoft President Brad Smith writes in a blog on the company’s website.
The British government is happy with Microsoft’s investment. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak calls it “a watershed moment for the future of AI infrastructure and development in the UK”.