Summary
The centre will hold many computers that store lots of data.
Greenpeace Canada wants a pause until rules protect the environment and people's rights when using Artificial Intelligence.
Key Points
3 points1
Meta's project will cost about 13 billion Canadian dollars.
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It will be the first Meta data centre located in Canada.
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Activists ask for a moratorium until laws are made to protect the environment and human rights in relation to Artificial Intelligence.
New Words to Learn
8 wordsdata centre
a large building full of computers that keep information safe
Alberta
a region in western Canada
moratorium
a temporary stop or pause on something
environmental
connected to nature and the Earth
human rights
basic freedoms that all people should have
Artificial Intelligence
computer programs that can learn and make decisions like a human
legislated
made into official rules or laws
Greenpeace Canada
a group that works to protect nature in Canada
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