LG Electronics, Microsoft to Expand AI Partnership
LG Electronics and Microsoft agreed to expand their AI partnership, focusing on data centers and physical AI, Yonhap News reported.
Under the partnership, the two companies will collaborate to commercialize AI data centers as Microsoft expands its AI data center footprint globally. In the near term, the companies will explore the possibility of supplying high-capacity cooling solutions for Microsoft's key strategic data center locations.
LG Electronics already offers a portfolio of data center thermal management products, including chillers, coolant distribution units and air conditioning systems. AI data centers, which house large numbers of high-performance graphics processing units, consume significantly more power and generate far more heat than conventional data centers.
The two companies are also expanding their collaboration in physical AI, which applies AI technologies to manufacturing, logistics and mobility. LG will leverage Microsoft's high-performance cloud infrastructure to accelerate the development and training of AI models designed to operate in physical environments.
The Yonhap News report did not include financial terms or a timeline for the partnership.