Alberta wants to build more artificial intelligence infrastructure [Video]

Alberta Technology Minister Nate Glubish says he’s hoping to see $100 billion worth of artificial intelligence data centres under construction within the next five years.

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Such centres are filled with computer servers used by companies like Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, to develop and train large-scale artificial intelligence models.

These centres, depending on size, require loads of electricity to run.

In an interview, Glubish said Meta, as well as other major companies like Google and Amazon, are on the hunt for space, and he wants Alberta to be an option.

“That’s where the home run comes in, in terms of increased investment, increased jobs and increased economic activity,” Glubish said.

He added that, through the government’s new data centre attraction strategy announced Wednesday, the government has created a “concierge program” to attract companies to …