Australia's artificial intelligence landscape has been in focus the past week after AI giant Anthropic signed an agreement to use part of a $32 billion data centre proposed for a site on Queensland's Western Downs.
Anthropic aims to start using the centre in 2027 to power its artificial intelligence program Claude to answer user questions, rather than for training AI models.
The Queensland announcement doesn't directly add revenue to NextDC, as the Western Downs project is not a NextDC development.
Dexus's Australian Data Centres business will be working with partners on the Western Downs project.
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Australia's artificial intelligence landscape has been in focus the past week after AI giant Anthropic signed an agreement to use part of a $32 billion data centre proposed for a site on Queensland's Western Downs.
According to The ABC, the data centre is set to be the largest in Australia and will draw as much power as about 1.5 million average Australian households.
Anthropic aims to start using the centre in 2027 to power its artificial intelligence program Claude to answer user questions, rather than for training AI models.
They could include data centre operators, property developers, telecommunications and connectivity providers, electricity generators and infrastructure companies.
The company has been aggressively expanding its data-centre footprint as demand from cloud computing and AI increases.
The Queensland announcement doesn't directly add revenue to NextDC, as the Western Downs project is not a NextDC development.
However Goodman Group has positioned itself around data-centre development.
Dexus's Australian Data Centres business will be working with partners on the Western Downs project.
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