Google plans to build a large artificial intelligence data center on Christmas Island in Australia.

Google plans to establish a large artificial intelligence data center on Christmas Island in Australia. The company signed a cloud cooperation agreement with the Australian Department of Defense earlier this year. Christmas Island is located about 350 kilometers south of Indonesia, and most details about the size, cost, and specific uses of the data center are still classified and have not been publicly released before. According to local officials and parliamentary records, Google has been in talks with the island's government to lease land near the airport to build the data center, and plans to partner with a local mining company to ensure energy supply.