包括微软、英伟达和思科在内的技术公司联盟已警告英国部长，英国大约有12个月的时间来应对民众对数据中心建设日益增长的反对声浪。
AI Tech Coalition Warns UK Ministers of Growing Public Backlash Against Datacentre Expansion A coalition of technology firms including Microsoft, Nvidia, and Cisco has warned UK ministers that Britain has roughly 12 months to address mounting public opposition to datacentre construction.
由主权AI领导力（SAIL）工作组代表，这些公司敦促政府建立“繁荣契约”，以提供切实的社区利益，并允许地方议会保留项目带来的额外税收收入。
Represented by the Sovereign AI Leadership (SAIL) taskforce, the companies urged the government to establish a 'prosperity compact' to offer tangible community benefits and allow local councils to retain additional tax revenues from projects.
此前，美国和欧洲爆发了抗议活动，抗议者担心能源成本、水资源消耗以及AI安全问题。
The warning follows protests in the US and Europe driven by concerns over energy costs, water consumption, and AI safety.
倡导团体如PauseAI UK和Foxglove反驳了该提议，认为社区抵制已经广泛存在，而税收让步可能会给中央公共财政带来负担。
Advocacy groups such as PauseAI UK and Foxglove pushed back against the proposal, arguing that community resistance is already widespread and that tax concessions could burden central public finances.
政府发言人表示，规划规则已经考虑到了地方利益，并允许在英格兰AI增长区保留部分税收。
A government spokesperson stated that planning rules already account for local benefits and select tax retention in English AI growth zones.