Revealed: UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’
Summary
The Guardian investigation questions the UK’s multibillion-pound AI push, alleging phantom investments and questionable accounting. It finds that claimed datacentre projects and a proposed supercomputer are not as advanced as advertised, with some sites still scaffolding yards and contracts未 signed or audited. The piece calls for greater transparency and independent auditing of AI investments and their actual impact on jobs and the economy.