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'Lifeline' or 'catastrophe'? Community divided over proposed data centre
Key takeaways
- From the country to the city, AI data centre developments are accelerating.
- The Greens want a moratorium on "hyperscale" developments, like the one proposed forSA.
- AI advisor Stefan Hajkowicz says the investment in data centres is "up there with the mining sector boom".
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From the country to the city, AI data centre developments are accelerating. Industry figures show there are already 162 operating across Australia and 90 in the pipeline.
The Greens want a moratorium on "hyperscale" developments, like the one proposed forSA.
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