New data centre, AI virtual studio and robotics lab for MediaCity as special forces vet-turned-entrepreneur targets £2.5bn IPO

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Manchester tech and virtual production startup Media Stream AI (MSAI) is to invest £50m in a new Salford data centre, alongside a robotics lab and virtual production studio that it says will be able to use its own proprietary robot arms to shoot content with no human interaction required. Media Stream AI’s fully owned and operated 2MW facility, supporting the UK’s AI sovereignty strategy and designed to run on industry-leading infrastructure solutions. The first uses AI technology to optimise broadcast transmission to save valuable resources. The first uses AI technology to optimise broadcast transmission to save valuable resources. AI VP Studio: A fully automated AI virtual production studio where no human presence at all is required for operation.