AWS says Britain needs more nuclear power to feed AI datacenter surge

The UK needs more nuclear energy generation just to power all the AI datacenters that are going to be built, according to the head of Amazon Web Services (AWS).

In an interview with the BBC, AWS chief executive Matt Garman said the world is going to have to build new technologies to cope with the projected energy demands of all the bit barns that are planned to support AI.

"I believe nuclear is a big part of that, particularly as we look ten years out," he said.

AWS has already confirmed plans to invest £8 billion ($10.6 billion) on building out its digital and AI infrastructure in Britain between now and the end of 2028 to meet "the growing needs of our customers and partners."

Yet the cloud computing arm of Amazon isn't the only biz popping up new bit barns in Blighty. Google started building a $1 ...