“The magic of consciousness happens on 20 watts,” but the energy demands of today’s LLM’s far exceeds this.
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a buzzword – it’s reshaping everything from workplace productivity to national infrastructure. In the latest episode of In Conversation With, we explore whether the rise of AI is creating the need for a new generation of data centres and how sustainable is this.
Steve Elcock, Director of Product, AI and HCM at Zellis, joins Asanti CEO Stewart Laing and host Martin Veitch to unpack:
Why current UK data centres aren’t ready for GPU-powered AI systems
- How government policy is (and isn’t) aligned with private sector needs
- The tension between AI innovation and the carbon footprint of training large models
- What data residency, sovereignty, and security mean in an AI-first world
- Real use cases where AI is changing HR processes – from absence tracking to dynamic reporting.
“You don’t build a data centre for tomorrow – you build it for the next 5, 10, 15 years.” – Stewart Laing
This conversation is a must-listen for tech leaders, data infrastructure pros, AI innovators, and anyone navigating the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem.
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