Big Tech, AI, Data Centres & Jobs Community Meeting - Wed 17 June

Data centres for artificial intelligence (AI) use huge amounts of electricity and water, cause noise, air and water pollution, and have raised household energy bills across Europe and the United States. 

Despite these alarming impacts, states and the federal government in Australia are rushing to build these destructive buildings across the country with minimal democratic oversight from local communities, including First Nations communities.  

On top of this, big corporations are already using AI to automate human jobs, as an excuse to lay off large numbers of workers, and to degrade working conditions.  

Join us for a conversation on the dangers of AI and data centres, and how communities and workers are fighting back to ensure their voices are heard in how their communities and workplaces are planned and managed.

We’ll hear stories about how bosses are using AI to monitor and control their workers, from community leaders fighting against the destructive impacts of data centres, and how communities and workers can fight back to gain control over these technologies.  

Doors open at 5:45pm - light food and drinks will be available upon arrival.

The venue T.O.M.S Place has no steps and is wheelchair accessible, with large, front doors wide enough for a wheelchair to go through.