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OpenAI et Nscale n'ont jamais visité le site clé de Stargate UK à Cobalt, ni déposé de dossier d'urbanisme

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Summary

Une source proche du dossier accuse le projet Stargate UK d'environ 20 Md£ annoncé en 2025 par Downing Street et OpenAI d'être un coup de communication : ni OpenAI ni Nscale ne se seraient rendus sur le site industriel de Cobalt et n'auraient déposé de dossier d'urbanisme, remettant en cause la crédibilité du plus grand engagement data center IA au Royaume-Uni.

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"The findings raise questions about one of the most-hyped UK AI developments, and suggest a centrepiece of US-UK AI cooperation was in fact little more than a press release"... When hype meets reality case number too ma…
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social: The Guardian is reporting neither OpenAI nor its partner NScale visited Cobalt Park, a key Stargate UK site. Only Nvidia did months later. … →
Dr. Elinor Carmi @elinorcarmi.bsky.social: "The findings raise questions about one of the most-hyped UK AI developments, and suggest a centrepiece of US-UK AI cooperation was in fact … →

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Original headline: OpenAI et Nscale n'ont jamais visité le site clé de Stargate UK à Cobalt, ni déposé de dossier d'urbanisme