The AI boom is putting construction at the centre of the digital economy

For the past two years, the conversation around AI has focused on which industries it will disrupt. But AI’s rapid growth is also creating a major infrastructure challenge. As investment pours into data centres and supporting infrastructure, the AI boom is becoming central to delivering the next wave of the digital economy, reshaping construction in unexpected ways. Earlier this year, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang called AI the “largest infrastructure buildout in human history.” For Australia, that presents a significant opportunity. Global tech companies are investing heavily in the infrastructure