Epoch AI: US Holds 72% of Global AI Compute, China Around 10%

Epoch AI launched an interactive tool using customs records to estimate global AI compute distribution, finding the US holds about 72% of capacity while China has around 10% and the EU only 5%, with the US share still growing—what a DeepMind researcher called 'the most important chart in the world.'

2026-10-28 ~ 2026-10-28 · 3 related posts

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