Socialist Alliance opposes the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence data centres being pushed by the Victorian Labor government, as they have no social license and are being driven by corporate greed.
-
-
Peter Gartside, from Borderlands Cooperative, spoke to Green Left Radio about the protests against data centre expansion in the western suburbs.
-
Hundreds of people called for a moratorium on the construction of data centres at a protest called by the Borderlands Cooperative and Citizens of Tottenham. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
-
Gas company Beetaloo Energy has rebranded as Beetaloo Digital as part of an attempt to use data centre investment to drive more fossil fuel energy expansion. Justin Tutty reports.
-
South Australian Labor is preparing for a huge expansion of the state’s data centre industry, arguing the state has renewable energy in abundance. Renfrey Clarke argues that environmentalists need to carefully examine the pros and cons of this new industry.
-
The massive investment in data centres to power rapid artificial intelligence growth has come under scrutiny for their enormous energy and water use. On this episode of the Green Left Show, Isaac Nellist talks to Ketan Joshi, Abigail Boyd and Sanaa Shah about the impact of data centres on climate and communities.
-
The United States has used sanctions since 2022 to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and the technology to manufacture them. However, this seems to have backfired, reports Peter Boyle.