EPISODE · Sep 7, 2025 · 17 MIN
Ep. 35 - AI gold rush is here but politicians have no clue, with Michael Tobin CBE
from Great Business Minds · host João Marques Lima
At the 20th DataCloud Global Congress in the South of France, industry veteran and digital infrastructure entrepreneur Michael Tobin OBE shares unfiltered insights into the growth and growing pains of the data centre and AI sectors. From power shortages and misguided politics to the urgent need for nuclear solutions and better public education on digital infrastructure, Tobin unpacks it all. He also touches on the politicisation of data centres, the looming environmental impact of AI, and the looming M&A rebound. He offers a brutally honest take on where the digital economy is heading.
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At the 20th DataCloud Global Congress in the South of France, industry veteran and digital infrastructure entrepreneur Michael Tobin OBE shares unfiltered insights into the growth and growing pains of the data centre and AI sectors. From power shortages and misguided politics to the urgent need for nuclear solutions and better public education on digital infrastructure, Tobin unpacks it all. He also touches on the politicisation of data centres, the looming environmental impact of AI, and the looming M&A rebound. He offers a brutally honest take on where the digital economy is heading.
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Ep. 35 - AI gold rush is here but politicians have no clue, with Michael Tobin CBE
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