Australia to establish government AI office, curb data centers’ water use

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Australia plans to establish a government office dedicated to artificial intelligence and aims to regulate water usage at data centers to support sustainable AI development. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese emphasized the transformative economic potential of AI in Australia.

'This is our time to decide what AI looks like here in Australia. It is not a question of if or when AI will transform our economy, we are past that,' Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says