Nothing artificial about Albanese’s intelligent intervention, and the urgency is real
The article discusses the global societal and economic impacts of AI, including energy consumption concerns, labor strikes against automation, and the emergence of data centers as targets in modern warfare. It frames these developments as urgent challenges that require intelligent policy intervention.
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As AI infrastructure becomes critical to national security and economic stability, the risks associated with its rapid expansion are becoming increasingly tangible.
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Share A A A The intelligence may be artificial, but the reactions to it are very real.
New York State this week announced a 12-month ban on the building of big new data centres.
The world was in the throes of an economic upheaval on a scale unseen in generations – “perhaps ever”, said the state’s governor, Kathy Hochul.
Illustration by Simon Letch “These hyperscale AI data centres consume enormous amounts of power, truly threatening to outpace our grid’s capacity. They drive up costs for local ratepayers, and I refuse to let those costs get passed down to New Yorkers,” she said.
In the same week, some 40,000 workers at carmaker Hyundai struck back at company plans to introduce an intimidatingly large humanoid robot into its factories.
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