David Pocock

Data centres are being hailed as an economic boom for Australia. But how much of this is just hype, what is the true cost of this compute and how can we ensure Australia benefits from having them here?

We sat down with the Director of the UNSW AI Institute, Dr Sue Keay, to learn more about how we should navigate this opportunity. We break down what “hyperscalers”, “NeoCloud Providers” and “tokens” are, as well as the energy and water they require. Dr. Keay argues for the urgent need to build Australia’s sovereign compute capabilities by supporting local, tax-paying providers, rather than giving away resources for a short-term sugar hit of foreign investment.

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