Thomas Scrimgeour: New Zealand could secure a place in the global AI economy with a sustainable data centre

The Mike Hosking Breakfast

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New Zealand could secure a place in the global AI economy with a sustainable data centre

Research by the Maxim Institute has looked at leveraging the country's renewable energy, cool climate, and strong privacy laws to become a hub in the Asia–Pacific.

Researcher Thomas Scrimgeour says high energy costs must be tackled in order to seize the opportunity.

He told Mike Hosking AI servers use huge amounts of energy - but some large players are already investing in New Zealand.

Scrimgeour says Amazon and Microsoft are investing heavily, and is expected to count for about 10 billion dollars in GDP over the next 15 years.

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