AUSTRALIA WILL HAVE AN AI OFFICE TO LIMIT ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN DATA CENTRES

ON WEDNESDAY, 15 JULY, AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER ALBANIS SAID THAT THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT WOULD ESTABLISH AN “AGENT INTELLIGENCE OFFICE” TO MANAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) STANDARDS AND WOULD MAKE DATA CENTRES MANDATORY AS NET PRODUCERS OF ENERGY AND LIMIT WATER USE. THIS OFFICE WILL BE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER TO ENSURE A COORDINATED AND COHERENT GOVERNMENT-WIDE RESPONSE MODEL ACROSS THE CABINET. THE RELEVANT LEGISLATION WILL BE SUBMITTED TO PARLIAMENT EARLY NEXT YEAR。