Australian government wants artificial intelligence industry to help expand power grid to supply their energy-intensive data centres Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The federal government could force AI companies to boost Australia’s power grid and build new wind and solar projects to help supply their energy-intensive data centres, amid concerns the booming industry could suck up vast amounts of electricity and water. Business groups, unions and the tech sector have welcomed the federal government’s national AI plan , which maps Labor’s plans for a light-touch approach to regulating the sector in a bid to capture economic and productivity benefits from the technology. Continue reading...