A new national AI strategy by the federal government this week comes at a time when the country is confronting a wave of new high-powered data centres, while public sentiment could be souring on the impacts of the new technology.
New research from York University points to a dramatic shift in data centres in the country: The ones being built now have 10 times the capacity of what’s come before, which is driving up concerns about the land, water, and energy they consume.








