A UK-based company, AI Pathfinder, has announced its plans for a major investment in North Ayrshire, with the potential to bring up to £15 billion into the region. This monumental project is centered around the creation of a new AI industrial park at the i3 site in Irvine, aiming to establish it as one of the largest AI infrastructure hubs in Europe. The announcement has been met with enthusiasm from local and national government officials, who believe it will be a transformative force for the region's economy.The project is slated to begin with an initial investment from 2026, which will see the deployment of thousands of GPUs to commence operations. This initial phase is expected to be a stepping stone towards a much larger 1GW site, wit