# Australians see no AI datacentre benefits as RBA cites datacentres in inflation

> Original title: Australians are yet to see the benefits of AI and datacentres – and US midterms show they could be political kryptonite

- Source: The Guardian · AI
- Published: 2026-11-05T14:00:26.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/dbsp93t0vpvjowuxdsn3bcoy2
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/06/ai-datacentre-boom-could-be-political-kryptonite-australia

## Summary

The Reserve Bank of Australia said datacentre-related investment has added to inflationary pressures, as governor Michele Bullock said she did not know when AI would lift productivity. Deloitte Access Economics reported Australia's datacentre investment pipeline includes 37 datacentres worth $141bn, a 36% increase in a year, and said the productivity dividend may come much later than construction demand and inflation pressures.