According to a Globe and Mail story published Thursday, the Canadian federal government has contemplated offering up to $15 billion as a financial incentive to entice significant domestic pension funds to invest in AI data centers powered by renewable energy. OpenAI's ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence capabilities rely on electricity and chips. However, worldwide planning and electricity limits exist on a $1 trillion rush to create data centers.
According to a Globe and Mail story published Thursday, the Canadian federal government has contemplated offering up to $15 billion as a financial incentive to entice significant domestic pension funds to invest in AI data centers powered by renewable energy. OpenAI's ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence capabilities rely on electricity and chips. However, worldwide planning and electricity limits exist on a $1 trillion rush to create data centers.