[UK Minister for Artificial Intelligence: Must Accelerate Data Center Construction, £100 Billion Investment Plan Announced] UK Minister for Artificial Intelligence, Narayan, stated that the UK needs to 'act faster' to advance data center construction in order to achieve the goal of possessing 'sovereign-level' AI computing capabilities and infrastructure. Narayan emphasized that expanding data center capacity is 'a reason the public can clearly understand and support,' but he also acknowledged that society still has concerns about the risks posed by artificial intelligence. He noted that the expansion of data centers must maintain a 'sense of control' to sustain public support, including avoiding overdevelopment, ensuring 'local communities have a voice,' and delivering tangible benefits through investments in clean energy. The UK government has heavily promoted a £100 billion (approximately $136 billion) data center investment plan. Politicians, including Narayan, advocate that the UK needs to establish its own data centers to reduce reliance on other countries.