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Labour’s AI plan: Data centre rules, copyright protections and an online safety regulator

"Our approach is simple: the right-sized data centre in the right place, with the companies that benefit carrying their fair share of the cost," Labour's policy document states. The Greens had previously called for a one-year moratorium on new AI data centres until "proper rules" were in place.

Labour’s AI plan: Data centre rules, copyright protections and an online safety regulator

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The Greens had previously called for a one-year moratorium on new AI data centres until "proper rules" were in place.

National, meanwhile, has released a policy requiring new data centres to be accompanied by new energy generation so they wouldn't put pressure on power prices.

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"Our approach is simple: the right-sized data centre in the right place, with the companies that benefit carrying their fair share of the cost," Labour's policy document states. The Greens had previously called for a one-year moratorium on new AI data centres until "proper rules" were in place. National, meanwhile, has released a policy requiring new data centres to be accompanied by new energy generation so they wouldn't put pressure on power prices.

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  • Labour has released a wide-ranging AI policy that would require data centres to "pay their own way" by securing their own renewable energy supply, covering their own connection costs, and reducing...
  • Labour would also establish an online safety regulator – widening the scope of the regulator the Government is already planning for its under-16s social media ban.

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To receive The Bulletin in full each weekday, sign up here. An AI regulator and copyright protections The broader AI policy includes establishing an Office of AI within the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet to coordinate AI policy and develop standards for responsible use, RNZ reported.

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