u/mysterymartha

Britain's AI Growth Zones: "complete bunk"

What are Britain’s AI growth zones and are the plans feasible or ‘complete bunk’?

Guardian analysis shows that proposals for AI data centers in the UK are massively over inflating job creation and renewable energy provision. In a related article, they uncovered that the Lanarkshire site is supposed to be powered by 1GW of renewable energy, for which they'd need 40-100sqkm of land. They've only submitted planning applications for 2sqkm. Private correspondence shows they plan to connect the data center to the national grid...

u/mysterymartha — 13 hours ago

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Writing a conference report

I was awarded a bursary for conference travel (yay!) and as a condition I am required to write a 300 word report on the conference for the awarding society. Can anyone advise what to include? The conference is a history related one.

I'll discuss my paper and panel, and some of the other panels and talks I found interesting and relevant. Should I also mention specific people I met or spoke to? Do I need to thank the bursary providers? Is it relevant to include details about the location and the social/evening events? Thanks for advising

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u/mysterymartha — 10 days ago