Google plans to build a large artificial intelligence data centre on Australia’s remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence earlier this year, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and interviews with officials.
Plans for the data centre on the tiny island located 350 km (220 miles) south of Indonesia have not previously been reported, and many details including its projected size, cost and potential uses, remain secret.
However, military experts say such a facility would be a valuable asset on the island, which is increasingly seen by defence officials as a critical frontline in monitoring Chinese submarine and other naval activity in the Indian Ocean.
sure, lets build the AI a datacentre in the most remote and most difficult places for humans to get to, surely nothing will go wrong.
gets to the front door, searches for the keycard to get in…
“oh no…”
plane that got them there departs overhead
It’s totally gonna look like this isn’t it:
