AI Wars: Why Microsoft, Google and Amazon Are All Fighting Over Power

In March, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta, OpenAI, Oracle, and Elon Musk’s xAI joined President Trump at the White House. Together, they signed a document that will reshape how AI’s biggest companies operate for years to come.

They committed, in writing, to pay for every megawatt of new electricity their AI projects will require and to cover all of the grid infrastructure those projects depend on. In short, the seven biggest names in tech told the President they would pay whatever it costs to keep AI running.