Speaking of Social Justice is back after a short break with a new series on artificial intelligence and its ethical implications, prompted by strong interest in Pope Leo's recent encyclical on AI.

This week, Dr Michael Walker is joined by Sasha Titchkosky of the Lane Cove Responsible Planning Group, a community group of residents living alongside proposals for hyperscale data centres in Lane Cove West.

Sasha explains why residents are worried about Goodman's Project Mars proposal, which would sit less than 20 metres from the nearest home and 160 metres from a school, beside bushland, playing fields, Lane Cove National Park and the Lane Cove River. She covers the constant noise from cooling equipment, a million litres of diesel and nearly 200 tonnes of lithium batteries stored in a bushfire-prone area, air pollution from  ...