Why a proposed data centre has locals divided | 7.30

Описание: Australia is emerging as a hub for the data centres needed to power artificial intelligence.

But the facilities require huge supplies of energy and water, setting up a contest between agriculture, the environment and ambitious tech.

Angelique Donnellan reports.

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