From AI Infrastructure to AI Capability — The Real AI Race

From AI Infrastructure to AI Capability — The Real AI Race

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Executive Summary

The global landscape is currently defined by a massive "AI infrastructure boom," with trillions of dollars being invested in data centers, GPU clusters, semiconductor manufacturing, and national AI missions. However, a critical "infrastructure paradox" has emerged: while physical capacity is expanding at an unprecedented rate, infrastructure alone does not generate innovation or economic value.