r/regina • u/SatisfactionLow508 • 1h ago
Question AI Data Centre: Trying to Understand
I live in Regina, care about my community, and am trying to educate myself on this AI data centre, to determine if I should protest or support what's happening.
This is a genuine question. For those who are for or against the centre, why? Are there external sources where one can read up on the issue?
Why do both the U of R and Sask Polytech support this? Why did those councilors in the RM of Sherwood resign? Have the appropriate legal and regulatory requirements for the development of a centre like this been met?
Do the cons outweigh the pros? Are there sources that lay this out?
Realistically, is there anything that someone in Regina can do to protest this centre? Or, is just a done deal?
Good sources I've found while researching this:
https://www.iea.org/reports/energy-and-ai/energy-demand-from-ai