AI compute as a planet: three quarters under the US flag, China one seventh
LeviTurk · x · 2026-11-03
A visualization spreads all of Earth's AI compute—roughly 15 billion teraflop/s—across one planet: about three quarters flies the American flag, while China holds roughly one seventh. The land is concentrated in the hands of a small handful of companies.
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