Technology giant Microsoft (MSFT) says it is open to deploying natural gas with carbon capture technology to power its artificial intelligence

Microsoft Vice President of Energy Bobby Hollis said natural gas with carbon capture is an option if the projects are commercially viable.

The price of natural gas currently sits at record levels amidst confidence the commodity will continue to drive strong demand from AI data centres. On Tuesday, the vice president of Microsoft’s energy business,

Microsoft and OpenAI have worked closely since 2019, with Microsoft investing over $13 billion in the ChatGPT maker. However, the partnership seems to be shifting. Microsoft’s AI division, now led by Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind and Inflection, has been expanding its in-house capabilities.

The artificial intelligence startup released a platform that lets companies create their own AI bots for completing tasks such as customer service and financial analysis.

OpenAI’s new Responses API comes with web search, the ability to look through files, and computer use out of the box.