By Janet Egan
Publication Date: 2026-03-30 04:30:00
Australia has limited room for maneuver if it wants to influence the future of AI, the most transformative technology of our time. Building data centers and enabling AI training here is the best way for Australia to shape its own future.
The pace of AI progress has been astronomical and shows no signs of slowing down. Novel drugs discovered by AI are showing promising results in clinical trials. Nations are already integrating AI into military and national security applications. And some of the world’s best software developers are giving large parts of their work to AI. Experts may disagree on the exact time frame and trajectory, but there is clear consensus that significant disruption is ahead, presenting both enormous opportunities and risks.
The frontiers of AI are being pushed forward by only two countries – the United States and China. Why? Because size matters: the more computing power used to train and deploy AI models, the better the capabilities. This is why leading US technology companies…
