The emergence of generative AI

The emergence of generative AI presents a significant global challenge, catalyzing considerable investment by major public and private players.

Though foundation models such as those developed by OpenAI and Mistral AI are arousing great enthusiasm among the public and corporates alike, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, notes that ‘Chips and hardware represent the invisible infrastructure of the AI era, on which the whole of modern technology rests’. ️

His words highlight the critical importance of the underlying infrastructure, often eclipsed by the more visible applications of AI.

At Accuracy, Helena JAVITTE and I investigated the key components of this value chain to untangle the know of players, the economic dependencies and the geopolitical issues shaping the future of generative AI.

Learn more here.