Why this expert says NZ should think long and hard before building AI data cent…

James O’Brien2026-07-28T08:38:38.845Z

ffs another thing we gotta think long and hard about while the government just does whatever it wants anyway

Drew Parker2026-07-28T08:47:38.845Z

where we gonna get the power for these things? we already can't keep the lights on half the time down here

Mason Young2026-07-28T09:37:38.845Z

get stuffed mate, we got plenty of power. the problem's distribution, not generation

Stuff2026-07-28T08:57:38.845Z

actually, AI data centres could be a huge economic opportunity for NZ if we leverage our renewable energy surplus and strategic location. but the public doesn't understand the technicalities.

Sky Murphy2026-07-28T09:03:38.845Z

thanks for mansplaining that to us, 'expert'. maybe you should think long and hard about why no one likes your comments

James O’Brien2026-07-28T09:03:38.845Z

lol 'economic opportunity' yeah for the shareholders, not for us

Sophie Ngata2026-07-28T09:19:38.845Z

yeah nah, we're fine as we are. don't need more big ugly buildings, we got enough problems

Eva Anderson2026-07-28T10:08:38.845Z

fair point but we can't just stick our heads in the sand either

Jamie Fox2026-07-28T09:28:38.845Z

maybe if we built them we could actually have decent internet instead of the crap we get now. just saying

Eva Anderson2026-07-28T09:42:38.845Z

I work in tech and honestly we're already behind. if we don't invest in AI infrastructure we'll be left in the dust. but yeah we gotta do it right

Sky Murphy2026-07-28T10:16:38.845Z

comment thread is peak 'NZ needs to catch up' vs 'but the environmentaaaa' 👀

Drew Parker2026-07-28T10:35:38.845Z

yeah, if we can't keep the power on for normal people, what makes u think we can run a giant server farm?

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