On October 16, 2025, Switzerland's ABB reported that a surge in demand for AI-related data centers caused a strong increase in its sales in the United States. The company manufactures robots and infrastructure equipment to power high-performance data centers. This reflects that physical infrastructure is necessary to support the explosive growth in the use of AI. Its importance is a reminder that AI does not operate in isolation from supporting hardware and physical systems.
ABB reports higher sales thanks to AI-powered data centers.
