If Australian data centres are going to power the AI revolution, we deserve a fair return | David Pocock
TL;DR
We cannot afford to make the same mistake as we did with gas. If tech companies are going to use our land, energy and water for AI, they must pay their fair share of tax Over the past few months, tens of thousands of Australians have emailed their local MP calling for a 25% tax on gas exports. More than 2,200 people have even chipped in their own money to fund billboards promoting the idea. Why?
Nauti's Take
The cloud now has land, a power bill, and a water problem. AI builders should stop treating infrastructure cost as invisible backend plumbing.
Governments will want their cut, and cheap compute fantasies are about to get much more political.
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