"Policy-makers are being urged to focus on investments in artificial intelligence (AI) in a way that makes sense for the economy. The Rethinking AI sovereignty paper, published to coincide with the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, recommends that policy-makers reframe AI sovereignty as strategic interdependence, where localised investments are combined with trusted partnerships and alliances. The paper, co-authored by the World Economic Forum and Bain & Co, presents data that illustrates the gap between AI infrastructure investment in the US and China compared with other countries."
"For instance, it shows that the US and China dominate the investment landscape, capturing about 65% of aggregate global investment in the AI value chain. According to the report's authors, the outsized presence of the US and China in every element of the AI value chain reflects a full-stack approach that few economies can match, given the scale of investment needed."
"In a fireside chat at Davos, Nvidia chief Jensen Huang urged every country to build out their own AI infrastructure. "There's not one country in the world where [you won't] need to have AI as part of your infrastructure, because every country has its electricity, you have your roads, and you should have AI as part of your infrastructure," he said. Huang said AI buildouts will involve high-paid jobs for electricians, plumbers and network engineers, who will be needed to build AI dat"
AI infrastructure investment is highly concentrated, with the US and China capturing roughly 65% of aggregate global investment across the AI value chain. That concentration reflects a full-stack approach requiring massive scale, leaving smaller and mid-sized economies at a disadvantage for AI competitiveness. Economies can nonetheless secure footholds by moving quickly and strategically channeling investments through focused domestic efforts, trusted partnerships, shared regional capacity, or alliances. Slower responses risk widening capability gaps as hyperscalers and large economies consolidate dominance. Building AI infrastructure also creates high-paid construction and technical jobs, encouraging domestic infrastructure development.
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