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48 Days. That's How Long Before the Helium Runs Out for AI Chips.

22 min29 mars 2026

What's really happening with the physical infrastructure behind AI? The common story is that AI spending is unstoppable — but the reality is more complicated.


In this video, I share the inside scoop on how a missile strike at a Qatari refinery is threatening the entire AI chip supply chain:


• Why helium is irreplaceable inside advanced semiconductor fabrication

• How the Ras Laffan shutdown flows directly into HBM and AI accelerator supply

• What LNG disruptions mean for energy costs at East Asian chip fabs

• Where China's geopolitical advantage in helium and energy is quietly compounding


The operators, planners, and builders betting on AI infrastructure need to understand this isn't a short-term blip — it's a structural cost and supply shock that will reprice everything from laptops to hyperscaler inference.


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