Powering tomorrow: The global infrastructure behind AI

AI may run on data, but its future depends just as much on power. In the eighth and final episode of the "We Power AI" series on Podcast4Engineers, host Kelsey Markl welcomes Andreas Weisl, CSO of the Industrial and Infrastructure Sales segment at Infineon, to look beyond the data center and explore the global race to build the power infrastructure needed for the AI era. Drawing on his experience across major transformations in lighting, automotive, and industrial markets, Andreas shares what past technology shifts can teach us about the transition ahead and why successful transformation requires much more than breakthrough technology alone. Together, they examine how different regions are responding to rapidly growing electricity demand, why aging and constrained grids are becoming a critical challenge, and how technologies such as silicon carbide, GaN, solid-state transformers, energy storage, and intelligent power systems can help create more efficient and reliable infrastructure. The discussion also looks beyond cloud AI toward the next frontier: physical AI, robotics, autonomous systems, and intelligent machines at the edge. As the "We Power AI" series comes to a close, this episode connects the dots between AI, electrification, semiconductors, and the energy systems that will power the next wave of technological transformation.