New research into AI shows that it has yet to hit Australia’s jobs market. But data centre construction means it may be about to.

New research into AI shows that it has yet to hit Australia’s jobs market. But data centre construction means it may be about to.

From Commonwealth Bank to Coles and Telstra, some of the country’s major businesses are working on making the use of artificial intelligence worthwhile.

AI is promising an economic and medical nirvana. But from Gandalf to people watching new data centres in their communities, fear of AI is growing.

Australians will find it harder to get a new job in 2026, but it is unlikely going to be due to artificial intelligence, even as it changes how they work.