Do we have enough talent and power for the future of AI?
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The episode discusses the challenges of AI talent and data center infrastructure in Europe amidst rising temperatures and technology advancements.
It’s a very uncomfortable end to June with temperature records once again being broken across Europe. The technology world is moving forward unabated, though, still talking about AI and, in particular, the workforce and infrastructure that underpins it. Do we have the talent to meet the demand for AI? Do we have the power to keep our data centers operational? And can the European Union get us off our dependence on Google Workspace and Microsoft 365? ITPro’s news editor Ross Kelly joins Jane and Bobby to look back on some of the most interesting stories of the month. ‘Open source should rest on transparency, not deception’: Euro-Office ‘sovereignty’ claims questioned in scathing open letter by LibreOffice maintainers | IT Pro The UK is running on fumes as data center build-outs can’t keep pace with demand | IT Pro UK faces huge AI talent shortage | IT Pro
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