Mitsui bets on LNG to power artificial intelligence

Japanese Mitsui plans to invest in liquefied natural gas projects in the Middle East, the United States, and Australia. The goal is to meet the growing electricity demand from data centers, which require constant power to sustain artificial intelligence processes. The move seeks to guarantee the supply of a source considered clean compared to coal.

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Data centers: the energy hunger of AI ⚡

Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity, and their demand skyrockets with artificial intelligence. Mitsui identifies LNG as a viable solution due to its lower carbon footprint compared to other fossil fuels. Expanding infrastructure in key regions will allow supplying servers that process language models and data analysis. However, the cost of producing and transporting LNG remains high.

The electricity bill: the price of chatting with a machine 💡

For citizens, this could mean two things: more fast digital services or an electricity bill that skyrockets. Because if Mitsui and other giants compete for LNG, the global price of gas will soar. And guess who ends up paying the bill each month. Artificial intelligence may be very smart, but it still doesn't know how to make energy free.