AI Data Centers and Silver Demand: Luke Losinsky on the Metal Behind AI - TechBullion

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TechBullion argues AI data-center expansion could create a new structural demand source for silver, as high-performance computing, power delivery and cooling systems rely on conductive materials. Sanctuary Metals president Luke Losinsky says silver is increasingly a “technology metal,” with demand flowing through semiconductors, connectors, switches, power electronics and grid equipment, not just jewellery or investment use.

The piece stresses that the effect is incremental rather than a guarantee of higher prices, but that AI’s enormous electricity and infrastructure requirements could add to silver demand alongside industrial activity, mine supply, recycling, investor demand and monetary conditions. It also highlights silver’s dual role versus gold: silver is driven by both precious-metals and industrial cycles, which can amplify upside in tech-led capex but also raise volatility.