KR1SHH :
Thank you so much Dr, for explaining this so clearly 🙏🏽. I definitely agree that data centres can bring investment, technology and job opportunities to Malaysia. But at the same time, I feel we should also look closely at the other side of it, especially where we are building them.
As Dr mentioned, data centres come with a price. They require huge amounts of electricity and water, and there are also concerns about heat, noise, land use and the impact on the surrounding area. So I wonder whether we should be looking more carefully at the suitability of certain locations, especially when they are being built close to existing cities and communities.
I recently came across a TikTok video of a company called Panthalassa, which is exploring floating data centres where ocean waves can help generate power and seawater can be used for cooling. Of course, there are still major challenges like corrosion, maintenance and reliability, but I thought it was a really interesting concept compared to continuously clearing land for more data centres.
I’m definitely not against technological advancement, Dr. I’m actually very excited about AI and what it can bring. But sometimes I wonder, are we moving a little too quickly? There must be reasons why some countries and cities are now putting restrictions or reviewing data centre developments because of the pressure on electricity, water and the environment.
Even some of the recent AI related incidents (Hugging Face) make me wonder whether we should be asking ourselves how fast we should be developing both the AI and the infrastructure supporting it.
Maybe the question isn't whether we should have data centres, but how we can have technological advancement without putting too much pressure on Mother Nature 😌
2026-09-22 13:33:36