{"id":35383,"date":"2026-01-30T09:22:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.switch.com\/?p=35383"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:08:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T23:08:22","slug":"rob-roy-on-ai-power-and-what-comes-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.switch.com\/rob-roy-on-ai-power-and-what-comes-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Axios Interview on Building the Future: Rob Roy on AI, Power and What Comes Next"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>AI is reshaping how the world computes,\u00a0powers\u00a0and builds critical infrastructure. At Switch,\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0helping define that evolution, from purpose-built AI Factories to rethinking the relationship between\u00a0compute\u00a0demand and energy systems.\u00a0As Founder and CEO of Switch, Rob Roy has spent more than two decades designing infrastructure for the future, anticipating shifts in computing, energy\u00a0and global demand long before they became mainstream conversations.\u00a0<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Fourth Industrial Evolution | 1 min Switch Intro\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1147503985?h=8c3fa3ab8d&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>That long-term perspective was on full display during a recent Axios Fireside Chat at the Schneider Electric Innovation Summit, where Rob Roy sat down with Axios reporter Ben\u00a0Geman\u00a0to discuss the intersection of AI,\u00a0energy\u00a0and next-generation infrastructure. In the conversation, Rob Roy addressed some of the most pressing questions facing the industry today\u2014from whether AI is a bubble, to how data centers can strengthen the power grid, to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/11\/19\/rob-roy-ai-speeds-fusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how AI energy needs will accelerate commercial fusion power by &#8220;two or three decades.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below, you can watch the full Axios interview\u00a0as Rob Roy outlines why AI is not just transforming data centers\u2014but accelerating an energy renaissance that will shape the decades ahead.\u00a0<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Axios Fireside Chat - The Energy-AI Nexus - feat. 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