1、Building Resilient and Scalable AI Value Chains:A Nexus StrategyI N S I G H T R E P O R TM A Y 2 0 2 6Images:Getty ImagesDisclaimer This document is published by the World Economic Forum as a contribution to a project,insight area or interaction.The findings,interpretations and conclusions expressed
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3、rt of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,including photocopying and recording,or by any information storage and retrieval system.ContentsForewordExecutive summaryIntroduction1 AI today and the value chain forces steering its future1.1 AI infrastructure1.2 A
4、I factory and data centre operations1.3 AI applications1.4 AI transformation:A platform shift1.5 Early stage AI application growth amid infrastructure constraints1.6 AI infrastructure and access to capital2 A call to action2.1 Energy:A highly visible choke point2.2 Water:The overlooked AI growth lim
5、iter2.3 Minerals:Supply chain and geopolitical vulnerability2.4 Land:Spatial pressure on communities and ecosystems3 What key stakeholders can doConclusion-The way forwardContributorsEndnotes3457899111112151717192022232526Building Resilient and Scalable AI Value Chains:A Nexus Strategy2ForewordArtif
6、icial intelligence(AI)is reshaping businesses,communities,nations and the global landscape at a speed and scale that few anticipated.What began as a wave of high-computational exploratory deployments in late 2022 has rapidly evolved into a structural transformation touching every sector of the econo