{"id":39706,"date":"2026-10-08T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T17:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=39706"},"modified":"2026-10-08T11:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T18:46:44","slug":"ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/","title":{"rendered":"UCS #120: The Brighter Side of AI Data Centres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/UCS_120_AIdatacentres-999x667-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-39707\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/UCS_120_AIdatacentres-999x667-1-600x401.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/UCS_120_AIdatacentres-999x667-1-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/UCS_120_AIdatacentres-999x667-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/UCS_120_AIdatacentres-999x667-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/UCS_120_AIdatacentres-999x667-1-940x628.jpg 940w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/UCS_120_AIdatacentres-999x667-1.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>\u00a9 Urban Cartoon Syndicate<\/strong> was <a href=\"https:\/\/cityhallwatch.wordpress.com\/2024\/05\/20\/launch-of-urban-cartoon-syndicate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launched in May 2024<\/a>, jointly with <a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2024\/05\/20\/urban-cartoon-syndicate-introduction-and-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spacing Vancouver<\/a>. Coming out roughly weekly from a group of cartoonists and illustrators, each cartoon captures a timely message about civic affairs and life in our cities. New submissions are welcome (write us at <a href=\"mailto:CitizenYVR@gmail.com\">CitizenYVR@gmail.com<\/a>). Re-use by media or others is welcome, with credit to the <strong>\u00a9 Urban Cartoon Syndicate<\/strong>, and we appreciate an e-mail to let us know. Anyone wishing to donate for use is invited to donate to the <a href=\"https:\/\/give.ubc.ca\/memorial\/jak-king\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jak King Memorial Fund at UBC<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><em>Related Readings:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Should Workers Get to Bargain on AI?<\/strong> (Jen St. Denis, <em>The Tyee<\/em>, 02-Oct-2026) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2026\/10\/02\/Should-Workers-Get-Bargain-AI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2026\/10\/02\/Should-Workers-Get-Bargain-AI\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>How big tech is emerging as an issue in the Vancouver election<\/strong> (Dan Fumano, <em>Vancouver Sun<\/em>, 21-Aug-2026) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/vancouversun.com\/opinion\/columnists\/dan-fumano-how-big-tech-is-emerging-as-an-issue-in-the-vancouver-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/vancouversun.com\/opinion\/columnists\/dan-fumano-how-big-tech-is-emerging-as-an-issue-in-the-vancouver-election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Where Do Vancouver Parties Stand on AI?<\/strong> (Katie Hyslop, <em>The Tyee<\/em>, 11-Aug-2026) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2026\/08\/11\/Where-Vancouver-Parties-Stand-AI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2026\/08\/11\/Where-Vancouver-Parties-Stand-AI\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u2018Sovereign\u2019 data centre eyed for site affected by deadly Vancouver building collapse<\/strong> (Kenneth Chan, <em>Daily Hive<\/em>, 08-Aug-2026) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/3438-lougheed-highway-vancouver-data-centre-true-north\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/3438-lougheed-highway-vancouver-data-centre-true-north<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u2018We Want a Role\u2019: Who Gets a Say in AI Adoption?<\/strong> (Katie Hyslop, <em>The Tyee<\/em>, 24-Jul-2026) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2026\/07\/24\/Who-Gets-Say-AI-Adoption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2026\/07\/24\/Who-Gets-Say-AI-Adoption\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vancouver\u2019s Growing Anti-AI Movement<\/strong> (Jen St. Denis, <em>The Tyee<\/em>, 10-Jul-2026) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2026\/07\/10\/Vancouver-Growing-Anti-AI-Movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2026\/07\/10\/Vancouver-Growing-Anti-AI-Movement\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Exposing Alberta\u2019s Wilful Blindness to AI Centre Harms<\/strong> (Andrew Nikiforuk, <em>The Tyee<\/em>, 30-Jun-2026) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/Analysis\/2026\/06\/30\/Alberta-Wilful-Blindness-AI-Centre-Harms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/Analysis\/2026\/06\/30\/Alberta-Wilful-Blindness-AI-Centre-Harms\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hundreds march in Vancouver to oppose planned AI data centres<\/strong> (CBC News Staff, <em>CBC News<\/em>, 23-Jun-2026) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/vancouver-ai-data-centre-protest-1.7243920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/vancouver-ai-data-centre-protest-1.7243920<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Why many Canadian employers are already replacing workers with AI<\/strong> (Yahoo Finance Canada Staff, <em>Yahoo Finance Canada<\/em>, 28-May-2026) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/why-many-canadian-employers-already-104500324.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ca.finance.yahoo.com\/news\/why-many-canadian-employers-already-104500324.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Got Questions About AI Data Centres in Vancouver? Here Are Answers<\/strong> (Jen St. Denis, <em>The Tyee<\/em>, 25-May-2026) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2026\/05\/25\/Questions-AI-Data-Centres-Vancouver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/thetyee.ca\/News\/2026\/05\/25\/Questions-AI-Data-Centres-Vancouver\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Telus to build massive AI data centres at two Westbank sites in Vancouver<\/strong> (Kenneth Chan, <em>Daily Hive<\/em>, 11-May-2026) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/telus-sovereign-ai-factory-data-centre-vancouver-westbank-project-locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/dailyhive.com\/vancouver\/telus-sovereign-ai-factory-data-centre-vancouver-westbank-project-locations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Future of Work in an Age of AI<\/strong> (Global Reporting Centre Staff, <em>Global Reporting Centre<\/em>, 20-Feb-2026) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/globalreportingcentre.org\/vancouver-institute-events\/the-future-of-work-in-an-age-of-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/globalreportingcentre.org\/vancouver-institute-events\/the-future-of-work-in-an-age-of-ai\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Datacentre rezoning at 111 East 5th Avenue<\/strong> (CityHallWatch, <em>CityHallWatch<\/em>, 24-Jan-2026) \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/cityhallwatch.wordpress.com\/2026\/01\/24\/datacentre-rezoning-115-e5th-qa-jan28-feb10-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/cityhallwatch.wordpress.com\/2026\/01\/24\/datacentre-rezoning-115-e5th-qa-jan28-feb10-2026\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u00a9 Urban Cartoon Syndicate was launched in May 2024, jointly with Spacing Vancouver. Coming out roughly weekly from a group of cartoonists and illustrators, each cartoon captures a timely message about civic affairs and life in our cities. New submissions are welcome (write us at CitizenYVR@gmail.com). Re-use by media or others is welcome, with<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;UCS #120: The Brighter Side of AI Data Centres&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8579,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6670],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UCS #120: The Brighter Side of AI Data Centres - Spacing Vancouver<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UCS #120: The Brighter Side of AI Data Centres - Spacing Vancouver\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The \u00a9 Urban Cartoon Syndicate was launched in May 2024, jointly with Spacing Vancouver. Coming out roughly weekly from a group of cartoonists and illustrators, each cartoon captures a timely message about civic affairs and life in our cities. New submissions are welcome (write us at CitizenYVR@gmail.com). Re-use by media or others is welcome, withContinue reading &quot;UCS #120: The Brighter Side of AI Data Centres&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Spacing Vancouver\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-08T17:00:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-08T18:46:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/UCS_120_AIdatacentres-999x667-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"999\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"667\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Urban Cartoon Syndicate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Spacing\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Spacing\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Urban Cartoon Syndicate\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/08\\\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/08\\\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Urban Cartoon Syndicate\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/fe1d1525d0c788a8205f4a2ee1bfb17a\"},\"headline\":\"UCS #120: The Brighter Side of AI Data Centres\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-08T17:00:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-08T18:46:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/08\\\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":371,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/08\\\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/UCS_120_AIdatacentres-999x667-1-600x401.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Politics\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/08\\\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/08\\\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/08\\\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\\\/\",\"name\":\"UCS #120: The Brighter Side of AI Data Centres - Spacing Vancouver\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/08\\\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/08\\\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/UCS_120_AIdatacentres-999x667-1-600x401.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-08T17:00:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-08T18:46:44+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/fe1d1525d0c788a8205f4a2ee1bfb17a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/08\\\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/08\\\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/08\\\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/UCS_120_AIdatacentres-999x667-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/UCS_120_AIdatacentres-999x667-1.jpg\",\"width\":999,\"height\":667},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/08\\\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UCS #120: The Brighter Side of AI Data Centres\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/\",\"name\":\"Spacing Vancouver\",\"description\":\"Canadian Urbanism Uncovered  |  Vancouver Architecture, Urban Design, Public Transit, City Hall, Parks, Walking, Bikes, Streetscape, History, Waterfront, Maps, Public Spaces\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/fe1d1525d0c788a8205f4a2ee1bfb17a\",\"name\":\"Urban Cartoon Syndicate\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/038c89ce9f4a0b27304aa23b678aed09abdb2ad059139e81f63ee8fc65c17f01?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/038c89ce9f4a0b27304aa23b678aed09abdb2ad059139e81f63ee8fc65c17f01?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/038c89ce9f4a0b27304aa23b678aed09abdb2ad059139e81f63ee8fc65c17f01?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Urban Cartoon Syndicate\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/spacing.ca\\\/vancouver\\\/author\\\/urbancartoonsyndicate\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UCS #120: The Brighter Side of AI Data Centres - Spacing Vancouver","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"UCS #120: The Brighter Side of AI Data Centres - Spacing Vancouver","og_description":"The \u00a9 Urban Cartoon Syndicate was launched in May 2024, jointly with Spacing Vancouver. Coming out roughly weekly from a group of cartoonists and illustrators, each cartoon captures a timely message about civic affairs and life in our cities. New submissions are welcome (write us at CitizenYVR@gmail.com). Re-use by media or others is welcome, withContinue reading \"UCS #120: The Brighter Side of AI Data Centres\"","og_url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/","og_site_name":"Spacing Vancouver","article_published_time":"2026-10-08T17:00:27+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-08T18:46:44+00:00","og_image":[{"width":999,"height":667,"url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/UCS_120_AIdatacentres-999x667-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Urban Cartoon Syndicate","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Spacing","twitter_site":"@Spacing","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Urban Cartoon Syndicate","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/"},"author":{"name":"Urban Cartoon Syndicate","@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/#\/schema\/person\/fe1d1525d0c788a8205f4a2ee1bfb17a"},"headline":"UCS #120: The Brighter Side of AI Data Centres","datePublished":"2026-10-08T17:00:27+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-08T18:46:44+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/"},"wordCount":371,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/UCS_120_AIdatacentres-999x667-1-600x401.jpg","articleSection":["Politics"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/","url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/","name":"UCS #120: The Brighter Side of AI Data Centres - Spacing Vancouver","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/UCS_120_AIdatacentres-999x667-1-600x401.jpg","datePublished":"2026-10-08T17:00:27+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-08T18:46:44+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/#\/schema\/person\/fe1d1525d0c788a8205f4a2ee1bfb17a"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/UCS_120_AIdatacentres-999x667-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/10\/UCS_120_AIdatacentres-999x667-1.jpg","width":999,"height":667},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/10\/08\/ucs-120-the-brighter-side-of-ai-data-centres\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UCS #120: The Brighter Side of AI Data Centres"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/#website","url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/","name":"Spacing Vancouver","description":"Canadian Urbanism Uncovered  |  Vancouver Architecture, Urban Design, Public Transit, City Hall, Parks, Walking, Bikes, Streetscape, History, Waterfront, Maps, Public Spaces","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/#\/schema\/person\/fe1d1525d0c788a8205f4a2ee1bfb17a","name":"Urban Cartoon Syndicate","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/038c89ce9f4a0b27304aa23b678aed09abdb2ad059139e81f63ee8fc65c17f01?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/038c89ce9f4a0b27304aa23b678aed09abdb2ad059139e81f63ee8fc65c17f01?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/038c89ce9f4a0b27304aa23b678aed09abdb2ad059139e81f63ee8fc65c17f01?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Urban Cartoon Syndicate"},"url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/author\/urbancartoonsyndicate\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8579"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39706"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39708,"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39706\/revisions\/39708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}