# Australians are yet to see the benefits of AI and datacentres – and US midterms show they could be political kryptonite

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-05T14:00:26+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/06/ai-datacentre-boom-could-be-political-kryptonite-australia
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/australians-are-yet-to-see-the-benefits-of-ai-and-datacentres-and-us-m-43dcc0/

Albanese should tread carefully as he struggles to make case for how the new technology will benefit ordinary voters Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast When will Australia see the benefits of the AI and datacentre boom? So far, all we’ve seen is the possibility of changes to copyright which would hurt Australian creatives , special rules about power and water use, and t

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