Australia to Impose Energy and Water Guardrails on Data Centers Amid A.I. Boom
The country will also seek to protect the rights of creators of work used to train artificial intelligence models, as it aims to impose parameters on the growing industry.
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Published: 15 July 2026
Source: The New York Times
Category: News
Topics: Environment
Retrieved: 16 July 2026
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