Victoria was ‘ruthless’ in its quest to become the datacentre capital of Australia. Why has it hit the brakes?

With community concerns about datacentres becoming impossible to ignore, the state Labor government has changed course In the private dining room of Government House, Jacinta Allan was assiduously taking notes as waiters served a three-course meal made with local ingredients and accompanied by Victorian wines.

Sitting around the table at the meeting in March were leaders of artificial intelligence companies and datacentres, hand picked by the governor’s office for a discussion about the future of the industry.

Read the original report at The Guardian.