Anthropic secures $31.9bn datacentre deal in western Queensland
The AI company behind Claude language model will establish Australia's largest datacentre in the region, Queensland Premier David Crisafulli says.
Anthropic, the AI company behind the large language model Claude, has secured a deal to lease a site for its first Australian datacentre in western Queensland. The $31.9 billion facility will be the largest of its kind in Australia, according to planning documents.
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli described the deal as a "major win" expected to deliver jobs for the state and increase energy supply to its grid.
Sources
- Anthropic lands deal in $31bn datacentre in western Queensland, David Crisafulli says — The Guardian — World
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