THE AI ECONOMY, MAPPED

Is AI going to
boom or bust?

Track the nine conditions the AI economy rests on — then go inside the map and see the companies building it.

286 companies · 14 sectors · 851 sourced relationships

THE AI UNIVERSE

Boom or bust is an argument.
What is being built is a fact.

AI is not one industry. It is a chain: power stations, fabrication equipment, chips, memory, data centers, cloud platforms, models, software, and the machines that put it all into the physical world. The map shows that chain as it actually stands — every company in its layer, every connection with the source and the date attached.

Start anywhere. Click NVIDIA and see who makes its chips, who buys them and who competes. Click a power company and see which data centers it feeds. That is the part of the boom-or-bust question you can check for yourself.

Three corners of it have maps of their own, linked from inside: robotics and physical AI, space and orbital infrastructure and quantum computing.

286companies
14sectors of the AI stack
851sourced relationships
v3.25.13release · 3 Oct 2026

THE AI ECONOMY PULSE

Is the AI boom accelerating, or starting to crack?

Every week I score nine indicators, from chip supply to power to financing, and explain what changed, what it means, and what to watch next. Every call links to its source.

Read the first Pulse: The Nine Signals That Will Decide the AI Boom

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THE TRACKERS · EVIDENCE AS OF 3 OCT 2026

9 things that would have to be true.

Nine conditions that would have to hold for the AI build-out to keep being financed. They come from people close to how this is actually financed and built, and conditions — unlike opinions — can be checked, so each one is tracked here against dated, sourced events. Every row names whoever stated it and links to where. The verdict moves when the evidence does.

Right now: 3 under pressure, 2 mixed, 2 holding up and 2 not enough evidence yet.

3 under pressure2 mixed2 holding up2 not enough evidence yet
  1. Under pressureCan they actually plug it all in?Toward Applied Digital brings Polaris Forge 1 to 250 MW operational critical IT load after adding 75 MW 2 Oct 2026

    A chip is useless without power, a building and a grid connection. This row tracks whether the physical build-out lands anywhere near the pace the spending assumes.

    About 25 GW of new AI compute actually comes online in 2027, against SemiAnalysis’s 43 GW forecast. In his words: “I would suggest Dylan’s forecast to 43 gigawatt next year is too aggressive … I think the total amount we’re actually going to stand up is somewhere closer to 25 gigawatt.” The limits he named: permitting and local opposition, grid interconnection delays, skilled labor shortages and sold-out power equipment.

    Stated by Brad Gerstner (Altimeter Capital), All-In Summit, 15 Sep 2026 · source ↗ · by 31 Dec 2027

    Next check-in: State permitting actions (Texas audit outcome, Virginia 2027 legislation); utility interconnection announcements.

  2. Under pressureIs borrowing still cheap enough to build?Against US 10-year Treasury yield crosses 5% for the first time since 2007 23 Sep 2026

    Data centers are built with borrowed money. When long-term interest rates rise, every project gets more expensive to finance, whatever the demand looks like.

    The 10-year Treasury yield stays below about 5.5%, and oil retreats. In his words: “If rates were to go to five and a half on the 10-year, that’s going to be a big burden … on the equity market,” and “rates are following oil prices to a certain extent.” He gave no numeric level for oil. The 5% warning level on this row is AI Map’s own, set in advance.

    Stated by Brad Gerstner (Altimeter Capital), All-In Summit, 15 Sep 2026 · source ↗

    Next check-in: Next FOMC meeting (late October 2026); weekly 10-year yield and oil price.

  3. Under pressureAre governments slowing it down?Against FTC confirms an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies over consumer risks; civil investigative demands reported within weeks 30 Sep 2026

    States and countries are writing the rules for data centers now — power, water, permits, tax. The condition is not that nothing happens, but that what happens adds cost and process without stopping the build-out.

    Rules on AI and data centers add cost and process without halting the build-out. In his words: “Regulation’s a threat. It’s a risk.” He called for “common sense, pragmatic solutions,” pointed to the 67 fission reactors shut down after activist pressure, and said: “Can’t allow this to occur to AI.”

    Stated by Brad Gerstner (Altimeter Capital), All-In Summit, 15 Sep 2026 · source ↗

    Next check-in: Texas audit completion (possibly late 2026); Virginia 2027 legislative session; other states following.

  4. MixedCan anyone pay for all these data centers?Against Broadcom to lend Anthropic up to $42 billion to lease its chips, prospectus shows (Reuters) 1 Oct 2026

    The largest technology companies are spending on a scale normally seen in railways and oil. The question is whether the money coming back from AI arrives quickly enough to cover it.

    Revenue from the labs renting AI capacity grows fast enough to pay for the build-out. In his words: “If you’re going to build a trillion and a half dollars a year in capex, somebody has to pay for it … Microsoft’s not paying for it. They’re building it to rent it.” He said that revenue has to go from about $200B at the end of 2026 “to 450 to 800 or a trillion dollars just to keep up.”

    Stated by Brad Gerstner (Altimeter Capital), All-In Summit, 15 Sep 2026 · source ↗

    Next check-in: Hyperscaler Q3 2026 earnings and capex guidance (late October); lab financing disclosures.

  5. MixedWill one of the big AI labs go public?Against OpenAI's CEO rules out a 2026 IPO, calling now an ill-advised moment to go public 12 Sep 2026

    A listing would force a frontier lab to publish real numbers on a schedule. Whatever it did for the share price, it would replace a lot of guesswork with filings.

    A frontier-lab IPO goes ahead this year without a halt or postponement. In his words: “I think we are going to see an IPO this year,” and a halt or postponement of the Anthropic IPO “would obviously be a major issue. I don’t think that’s going to happen.”

    Stated by Brad Gerstner (Altimeter Capital), All-In Summit, 15 Sep 2026 · source ↗

    Next check-in: Anthropic IPO filing/pricing news; OpenAI listing plans (Altman has said no IPO in 2026).

  6. Holding upAre the AI labs actually making money?Toward OpenAI's annualized recurring revenue nears 70 billion dollars, up more than 70% since July, per Axios and a Reuters source 29 Sep 2026

    Almost everything else rests on this. The data centers, the chips and the power deals are all being financed against an expectation that the companies making AI models grow revenue very fast. This row tracks whether they do.

    The top three AI labs lift combined annualized revenue from about $100B (July 2026) to at least $180B by the end of 2026. In his words: “I think they need to collectively get to at least $180 billion by the end of the year … just to keep the AI trade intact.” He put the takeoff case at about $8B a month for a leading lab, against $4B.

    Stated by Brad Gerstner (Altimeter Capital), All-In Summit, 15 Sep 2026 · source ↗ · by 31 Dec 2026

    • Supports 29 Sep 2026 OpenAI's annualized recurring revenue nears 70 billion dollars, up more than 70% since July, per Axios and a Reuters source Axios ↗

    Next check-in: Next disclosed or credibly reported monthly run-rate from OpenAI and Anthropic.

  7. Holding upIs the rally still tied to earnings?Toward Micron's fiscal Q4 revenue reaches 54.2 billion dollars, up from 11.3 billion a year earlier, at an 87% gross margin; next quarter guided to 61.5 billion 30 Sep 2026

    The claim being tested is that this does not look like 2000, because the gains come from rising profits rather than rising valuations. That is checkable every quarter.

    Market gains stay driven by earnings rather than rising valuations. In his words: “This is not about multiple expansion. This is an earnings driven market expansion,” with NVIDIA at “14 times next year’s fully taxed GAAP earnings. This is no bubble like it was in 2000.” He also flagged that semiconductors were 70% of the Nasdaq’s return, “both good and bad.”

    Stated by Brad Gerstner (Altimeter Capital), All-In Summit, 15 Sep 2026 · source ↗

    Next check-in: Q3 2026 earnings season; index concentration data.

  8. Not enough evidence yetIs AI making ordinary companies more productive?Nothing has yet cleared the bar this tracker requires. That is a real answer, not a gap.

    Not whether people use it — whether it shows up in what companies actually report. This is the difference between AI as a cost and AI as a return.

    AI lifts companies’ margin expansion from the historical ~38 basis points a year toward ~100. In his words: “Can we turn the 38 bips to 100 bips of margin expansion because of AI? The answer is obviously yes.” His examples were companies growing revenue without growing headcount.

    Stated by Brad Gerstner (Altimeter Capital), All-In Summit, 15 Sep 2026 · source ↗

    No signal has cleared the bar for this row yet. The tracker counts published, dated events from the last 90 days, and analyst estimates and reported internal projections never count toward a verdict.

    Next check-in: Q3 2026 earnings commentary on AI-driven margins.

  9. Not enough evidence yetIs anyone actually using AI agents?Nothing has yet cleared the bar this tracker requires. That is a real answer, not a gap.

    Launches and download estimates are easy. This row waits for something a company discloses itself: sustained use, paid conversion, or revenue broken out.

    Consumer AI agents become a real, token-hungry category. In his words: “We’re going to have consumer agents in everybody’s pocket … This could be another trillion dollar category, but it’s definitely going to consume massive tokens.” AI Map counts only company-disclosed usage, paid conversion or transactions toward this row, not downloads.

    Stated by Brad Gerstner (Altimeter Capital), All-In Summit, 15 Sep 2026 · source ↗

    No signal has cleared the bar for this row yet. The tracker counts published, dated events from the last 90 days, and analyst estimates and reported internal projections never count toward a verdict.

    Next check-in: A company-disclosed usage, subscriber or transaction figure for a consumer agent (Meta, OpenAI or Anthropic), or a quarter in which agent revenue is broken out.

These are conditions AI Map tracks, not predictions and not our opinion of whether any of it is a good idea. Each row names whoever stated the threshold and links to where they said it; where the wording is our own paraphrase, the row says so. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by or reviewed by anyone cited. A row reads under pressure when a major dated event points against it, holding up when the qualifying evidence only points toward it, and not enough evidence yet when nothing has cleared the bar. Analyst estimates and reported internal projections never move a verdict, unconfirmed reports are never published, and a signal stops counting after 90 days. It is not a rating, a forecast, or a recommendation about any company or security. How a verdict is set, and what it is not.

YOUR TURN

So what’s your opinion?

The trackers say what the evidence says. They do not say how this ends. What do you think happens?

How do you think the AI build-out plays out?

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286 companies

Company Ticker / status AI stack position AI exposure
1X TechnologiesNorway (Moss) / United States (San Francisco Bay Area)PrivateNot publicly tradedRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
AAONUnited States (Tulsa, Oklahoma)AAONPublicData centersEnablerProfile
ABBSwitzerland (Zurich)ABBN.SWPublicEnergy & gridEnablerProfile
ABB RoboticsSweden and SwitzerlandSubsidiaryPart of ABB LtdRobotics & physical AIEnablerProfile
AdtranUnited States (Huntsville, Alabama)ADTNPublicAI chips & networkingAI-adjacentProfile
AdvantestJapan (Tokyo)6857.TPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
Aehr Test SystemsUnited States (Fremont, California)AEHRPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
AelumaUnited States (Goleta, California)ALMUPublicAI chips & networkingAI-adjacentProfile
AgiBotChinaPrivateNot publicly tradedRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
Agility RoboticsUnited StatesPrivateNot publicly tradedRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
AI21 LabsIsrael (Tel Aviv)PrivateNot publicly tradedFoundation modelsDirectProfile
Alibaba GroupChina (Hangzhou)BABAPublicFoundation modelsDirectProfile
Amazon Web ServicesUnited StatesAMZNSubsidiaryCloud & computeDirectProfile
AMDUnited StatesAMDPublicAI chips & networkingDirectProfile
American Electric Power (AEP)United States (Columbus, Ohio)AEPPublicEnergy & gridInfrastructureProfile
American TowerUnited States (Boston, Massachusetts)AMTPublicData centersAI-adjacentProfile
Amkor TechnologyUnited StatesAMKRPublicChip mfg & packagingEnablerProfile
AmphenolUnited States (Wallingford, Connecticut)APHPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
Analog DevicesUnited States (Wilmington, Massachusetts)ADIPublicChip mfg & packagingAI-adjacentProfile
AndurilUnited States (Costa Mesa, California)PrivateNot publicly tradedAI applicationsApplicationProfile
AnthropicUnited StatesPrivatePublic benefit corporation — not exchange-listedFoundation modelsDirectProfile
Applied DigitalUnited States (Dallas, Texas)APLDPublicData centersInfrastructureProfile
Applied MaterialsUnited StatesAMATPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
Applied OptoelectronicsUnited States (Sugar Land, Texas)AAOIPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
ApptronikUnited StatesPrivateNot publicly tradedRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
Arista NetworksUnited StatesANETPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
Arm HoldingsUnited KingdomARMPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
ASE TechnologyTaiwan (Kaohsiung)ASXPublicChip mfg & packagingEnablerProfile
ASM InternationalNetherlands (Almere)ASM.ASPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
ASMLNetherlandsASMLPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
AST SpaceMobileUnited StatesASTSPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
Astera LabsUnited StatesALABPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
Aurora InnovationUnited StatesAURPublicRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
Axiom SpaceUnited StatesPrivateNot publicly tradedSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
AXTUnited States (Fremont, California)AXTIPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
BaiduChina (Beijing)BIDUPublicFoundation modelsDirectProfile
BesiNetherlands (Duiven)BESI.ASPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
Black Forest LabsGermany (Freiburg)PrivateNot publicly tradedFoundation modelsDirectProfile
BlackRockUnited States (global operations)BLKPublicFinancial & investmentInfrastructureProfile
Bloom EnergyUnited States (San Jose, California)BEPublicEnergy & gridInfrastructureProfile
Blue OriginUnited StatesPrivateNot publicly tradedSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
Boston DynamicsUnited StatesSubsidiaryPart of Hyundai Motor GroupRobotics & physical AIApplicationProfile
BroadcomUnited StatesAVGOPublicAI chips & networkingDirectProfile
BrowaveTaiwan (Hsinchu)3163.TWOPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
BWXTUnited States (Lynchburg, Virginia)BWXTPublicEnergy & gridAI-adjacentProfile
Cadence Design SystemsUnited StatesCDNSPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
CamtekIsrael (Migdal HaEmek)CAMTPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
CaterpillarUnited States (Irving, Texas)CATPublicEnergy & gridAI-adjacentProfile
CelesticaCanada (Toronto, Ontario)CLSPublicServers & AI factoriesEnablerProfile
Centrus EnergyUnited States (Bethesda, Maryland)LEUPublicEnergy & gridAI-adjacentProfile
Cerebras SystemsUnited StatesCBRSPublicAI chips & networkingDirectProfile
Character.AIUnited States (Menlo Park, California)PrivateGoogle holds a non-exclusive technology license and hired several co-founders (independence contested; subject of a DOJ antitrust inquiry)Foundation modelsDirectProfile
CienaUnited States (Hanover, Maryland)CIENPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
Cirrus LogicUnited States (Austin, Texas)CRUSPublicChip mfg & packagingAI-adjacentProfile
Cisco SystemsUnited StatesCSCOPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
CloudflareUnited States (San Francisco)NETPublicAI infra softwareDirectProfile
Coatue ManagementUnited StatesPrivateNot publicly tradedFinancial & investmentInfrastructureProfile
CognexUnited StatesCGNXPublicRobotics & physical AIApplicationProfile
CognitionUnited States (San Francisco, California)PrivateNot publicly tradedAI applicationsDirectProfile
CohereCanada (Toronto)PrivateNot publicly tradedFoundation modelsDirectProfile
CoherentUnited States (Saxonburg, Pennsylvania)COHRPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
Constellation EnergyUnited StatesCEGPublicEnergy & gridInfrastructureProfile
CoreWeaveUnited StatesCRWVPublicCloud & computeDirectProfile
CorningUnited States (Corning, New York)GLWPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
CredoUnited States (San Jose, California; registered in the Cayman Islands)CRDOPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
CrowdStrikeUnited States (Austin, Texas)CRWDPublicAI applicationsApplicationProfile
Crusoe EnergyUnited States (San Francisco, California)PrivateNot publicly tradedCloud & computeDirectProfile
CumminsUnited States (Columbus, Indiana)CMIPublicEnergy & gridAI-adjacentProfile
CursorUnited States (San Francisco, California)SubsidiaryPart of SpaceXAI applicationsDirectProfile
CXMTChina (Hefei)688825.SSPublicChip mfg & packagingEnablerProfile
DatabricksUnited States (San Francisco, California)PrivateNot publicly tradedAI infra softwareEnablerProfile
DeepSeekChina (Hangzhou)SubsidiaryPart of High-Flyer Quantitative Investment ManagementFoundation modelsDirectProfile
Dell TechnologiesUnited StatesDELLPublicServers & AI factoriesEnablerProfile
Digital RealtyUnited StatesDLRPublicData centersInfrastructureProfile
DobotChina (Shenzhen)2432.HKPublicRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
Dominion EnergyUnited States (Richmond, Virginia)DPublicEnergy & gridInfrastructureProfile
Doosan RoboticsSouth Korea (Seoul)454910.KSPublicRobotics & physical AIApplicationProfile
EatonIreland / United States operationsETNPublicData centersEnablerProfile
EchoStarUnited States (Englewood, Colorado)ECHOPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
EcolabUnited States (St. Paul, Minnesota)ECLPublicData centersAI-adjacentProfile
ElasticUnited States (San Francisco); incorporated in the Netherlands as Elastic N.V.ESTCPublicAI infra softwareDirectProfile
ElevenLabsUnited Kingdom (London) / United States (New York)PrivateNot publicly tradedFoundation modelsDirectProfile
EntegrisUnited States (Billerica, Massachusetts)ENTGPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
EoptolinkChina (Chengdu, Sichuan)300502.SZPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
EquinixUnited StatesEQIXPublicData centersInfrastructureProfile
Eutelsat GroupFranceETL.PAPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
FabrinetCayman Islands (George Town, registered principal executive office)FNPublicServers & AI factoriesEnablerProfile
FANUCJapan6954.TPublicRobotics & physical AIEnablerProfile
Figure AIUnited StatesPrivateNot publicly tradedRobotics & physical AIApplicationProfile
Firefly AerospaceUnited StatesFLYPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
FluenceUnited States (Arlington, Virginia)FLNCPublicEnergy & gridAI-adjacentProfile
FormFactorUnited States (Livermore, California)FORMPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
Founders FundUnited StatesPrivateNot publicly tradedFinancial & investmentInfrastructureProfile
Frontgrade TechnologiesUnited StatesPrivateNot publicly tradedSpace infraEnablerProfile
FujikuraJapan (Tokyo)5803.TPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
Furukawa ElectricJapan (Tokyo)5801.TPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
GDSChina (Shanghai)GDSPublicData centersInfrastructureProfile
GE VernovaUnited StatesGEVPublicEnergy & gridInfrastructureProfile
GeekplusChina (Beijing)2590.HKPublicRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
GigaDeviceChina (Beijing)603986.SSPublicChip mfg & packagingAI-adjacentProfile
GlobalFoundriesUnited States (Malta, New York)GFSPublicChip mfg & packagingEnablerProfile
GlobalstarUnited States (Covington, Louisiana)GSATPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
Google (Alphabet subsidiary)United StatesGOOGLSubsidiaryCloud & computeDirectProfile
Google DeepMindUnited Kingdom (London), operating as part of Alphabet Inc. (United States)SubsidiaryPart of Alphabet Inc.Foundation modelsDirectProfile
GroqUnited StatesPrivateNot publicly tradedAI chips & networkingDirectProfile
Hamamatsu PhotonicsJapan (Hamamatsu)6965.TPublicChip equipmentAI-adjacentProfile
Harmonic Drive SystemsJapan6324.TPublicRobotics & physical AIEnablerProfile
HarveyUnited States (San Francisco, California)PrivateNot publicly tradedAI applicationsDirectProfile
HesaiChina (Shanghai)HSAIPublicRobotics & physical AIEnablerProfile
Hon Hai (Foxconn)Taiwan2317.TWPublicServers & AI factoriesEnablerProfile
Honeywell TechnologiesUnited States (Charlotte, North Carolina)HONPublicAI applicationsApplicationProfile
Horizon RoboticsChina (Beijing)9660.HKPublicAI chips & networkingDirectProfile
HPEUnited StatesHPEPublicServers & AI factoriesEnablerProfile
Hugging FaceUnited States / FrancePrivateNot publicly tradedAI infra softwareEnablerProfile
IBMUnited States (Armonk, New York)IBMPublicAI infra softwareDirectProfile
InfleqtionUnited States (Louisville, Colorado)INFQPublicQuantum computingAI-adjacentProfile
Intel CorporationUnited StatesINTCPublicAI chips & networkingDirectProfile
IntuitiveUnited States (Sunnyvale, California)ISRGPublicRobotics & physical AIApplicationProfile
Intuitive MachinesUnited StatesLUNRPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
IonQUnited States (College Park, Maryland)IONQPublicQuantum computingAI-adjacentProfile
IRENAustralia (Sydney)IRENPublicCloud & computeDirectProfile
IridiumUnited States (McLean, Virginia)IRDMPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
Isomorphic LabsUnited Kingdom (London)SubsidiaryPart of Alphabet Inc.AI applicationsDirectProfile
JCETChina (Jiangyin, Jiangsu)600584.SSPublicChip mfg & packagingEnablerProfile
JenoptikGermany (Jena)JEN.DEPublicChip equipmentAI-adjacentProfile
John DeereUnited States (Moline, Illinois)DEPublicRobotics & physical AIAI-adjacentProfile
Johnson ControlsIreland (Cork)JCIPublicData centersEnablerProfile
Karman Space & DefenseUnited States (Huntington Beach, California)KRMNPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
Kepler CommunicationsCanadaPrivateNot publicly tradedSpace infraEnablerProfile
KioxiaJapan (Tokyo)285A.TPublicChip mfg & packagingEnablerProfile
KLAUnited StatesKLACPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
Kodiak AIUnited States (Mountain View, California)KDKPublicRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
KSATNorwayPrivateNot publicly tradedSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
KUKAGermanySubsidiaryPart of Midea GroupRobotics & physical AIEnablerProfile
L3Harris TechnologiesUnited StatesLHXPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
Lam ResearchUnited StatesLRCXPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
LambdaUnited States (San Jose, California)PrivateNot publicly tradedCloud & computeDirectProfile
LangChainUnited States (San Francisco, California)PrivateNot publicly tradedAI infra softwareEnablerProfile
Lattice SemiconductorUnited States (Hillsboro, Oregon)LSCCPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
LenovoChina0992.HKPublicServers & AI factoriesEnablerProfile
LightPath TechnologiesUnited States (Orlando, Florida)LPTHPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
Lightwave LogicUnited States (Englewood, Colorado)LWLGPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
Lockheed MartinUnited States (Bethesda, Maryland)LMTPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
LumentumUnited States (San Jose, California)LITEPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
MACOMUnited States (Lowell, Massachusetts)MTSIPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
Marvell TechnologyUnited StatesMRVLPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
MaterionUnited States (Mayfield Heights, Ohio)MTRNPublicChip equipmentAI-adjacentProfile
MDA SpaceCanada (Brampton, Ontario)MDA.TOPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
Meta PlatformsUnited StatesMETAPublicFoundation modelsDirectProfile
MGXUnited Arab EmiratesPrivateNot publicly tradedFinancial & investmentInfrastructureProfile
Microchip TechnologyUnited States (Chandler, Arizona)MCHPPublicChip mfg & packagingAI-adjacentProfile
MicronUnited StatesMUPublicChip mfg & packagingEnablerProfile
MicrosoftUnited StatesMSFTPublicCloud & computeDirectProfile
MiniMaxChina (Shanghai)0100.HKPublicFoundation modelsDirectProfile
Mistral AIFrancePrivateNot publicly tradedFoundation modelsDirectProfile
MKSUnited States (Andover, Massachusetts)MKSIPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
MongoDBUnited States (New York)MDBPublicAI infra softwareEnablerProfile
Moonshot AIChina (Beijing)PrivateNot publicly tradedFoundation modelsDirectProfile
MPS (Monolithic Power Systems)Switzerland (Schaffhausen)MPWRPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
NabtescoJapan6268.TPublicRobotics & physical AIEnablerProfile
Nanya TechnologyTaiwan (New Taipei City)2408.TWPublicChip mfg & packagingEnablerProfile
NebiusNetherlandsNBISPublicCloud & computeDirectProfile
NEURA RoboticsGermanyPrivateNot publicly tradedRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
NEXTDCAustraliaNXT.AXPublicData centersInfrastructureProfile
NextEra EnergyUnited StatesNEEPublicEnergy & gridInfrastructureProfile
NidecJapan6594.TPublicRobotics & physical AIEnablerProfile
Ningbo Tuopu GroupChina601689.SSPublicRobotics & physical AIAI-adjacentProfile
NokiaFinland (Espoo)NOKPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
Northrop GrummanUnited States (Falls Church, Virginia)NOCPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
NovaIsrael (Rehovot)NVMIPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
NRG EnergyUnited States (Houston, Texas)NRGPublicEnergy & gridInfrastructureProfile
NutanixUnited States (San Jose, California)NTNXPublicAI infra softwareEnablerProfile
nVentUnited Kingdom (London principal office; US management office in Minneapolis)NVTPublicData centersEnablerProfile
NVIDIAUnited StatesNVDAPublicAI chips & networkingDirectProfile
NXP SemiconductorsNetherlands (Eindhoven)NXPIPublicChip mfg & packagingAI-adjacentProfile
OkloUnited States (Santa Clara, California)OKLOPublicEnergy & gridAI-adjacentProfile
OMRONJapan (Kyoto)6645.TPublicRobotics & physical AIAI-adjacentProfile
onsemiUnited States (Scottsdale, Arizona)ONPublicChip mfg & packagingAI-adjacentProfile
Onto InnovationUnited States (Wilmington, Massachusetts)ONTOPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
OpenAIUnited StatesPrivatePublic benefit corporation — not exchange-listedFoundation modelsDirectProfile
OracleUnited StatesORCLPublicCloud & computeDirectProfile
OusterUnited States (San Francisco)OUSTPublicRobotics & physical AIEnablerProfile
Palantir TechnologiesUnited StatesPLTRPublicAI applicationsApplicationProfile
PDF SolutionsUnited States (Santa Clara, California)PDFSPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
Perplexity AIUnited States (San Francisco, CA)PrivateNot publicly tradedFoundation modelsDirectProfile
PhotronicsUnited States (Brookfield, Connecticut)PLABPublicChip equipmentAI-adjacentProfile
Physical IntelligenceUnited States (San Francisco, California)PrivateNot publicly tradedRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
Planet LabsUnited StatesPLPublicSpace infraEnablerProfile
Pony.aiChinaPONYPublicRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
PrysmianItaly (Milan)PRY.MIPublicEnergy & gridAI-adjacentProfile
QualcommUnited States (San Diego, California)QCOMPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
Quanta ComputerTaiwan2382.TWPublicServers & AI factoriesEnablerProfile
Quanta ServicesUnited States (Houston, Texas)PWRPublicEnergy & gridInfrastructureProfile
QuantinuumUnited States (Broomfield, Colorado)QNTPublicQuantum computingAI-adjacentProfile
Rainbow RoboticsSouth Korea277810.KQPublicRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
RambusUnited States (San Jose, California)RMBSPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
RedwireUnited StatesRDWPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
Rigetti ComputingUnited States (Berkeley, California)RGTIPublicQuantum computingAI-adjacentProfile
RoborockChina (Beijing)688169.SSPublicRobotics & physical AIAI-adjacentProfile
RoboSenseChina (Shenzhen)2498.HKPublicRobotics & physical AIEnablerProfile
ROBOTISSouth Korea (Seoul)108490.KQPublicRobotics & physical AIEnablerProfile
Rocket LabUnited StatesRKLBPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
Rockwell AutomationUnited States (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)ROKPublicRobotics & physical AIAI-adjacentProfile
RTXUnited States (Arlington, Virginia)RTXPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
RunwayUnited States (New York City)PrivateNot publicly tradedFoundation modelsDirectProfile
Safe SuperintelligenceUnited States (Palo Alto, CA) and Israel (Tel Aviv)PrivateNot publicly tradedFoundation modelsDirectProfile
SambaNova SystemsUnited States (Palo Alto, California)PrivateNot publicly tradedAI chips & networkingDirectProfile
Samsung ElectronicsSouth Korea005930.KSPublicChip mfg & packagingEnablerProfile
SandiskUnited StatesSNDKPublicChip mfg & packagingEnablerProfile
Scale AIUnited States (San Francisco, California)PrivateNot publicly tradedAI infra softwareEnablerProfile
Schneider ElectricFranceSU.PAPublicData centersEnablerProfile
SCREEN HoldingsJapan (Kyoto)7735.TPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
SeagateSingapore (Singapore); parent is Seagate Technology Holdings plc, an Irish public limited companySTXPublicChip mfg & packagingEnablerProfile
SemtechUnited States (Camarillo, California)SMTCPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
Serve RoboticsUnited States (Los Angeles)SERVPublicRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
ServiceNowUnited States (Santa Clara, California)NOWPublicAI applicationsApplicationProfile
SESLuxembourg (Betzdorf)SESG.PAPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
SiemensGermanySIE.DEPublicAI applicationsApplicationProfile
Sierra SpaceUnited StatesPrivateNot publicly tradedSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
Sivers SemiconductorsSweden (Kista)SIVE.STPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
SK hynixSouth Korea000660.KSPublicChip mfg & packagingEnablerProfile
Skild AIUnited StatesPrivateNot publicly tradedRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
SKY Perfect JSATJapan (Tokyo)9412.TPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
SkydioUnited StatesPrivateNot publicly tradedRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
SnowflakeUnited States (Bozeman, Montana)SNOWPublicAI infra softwareEnablerProfile
SoftBank GroupJapan9984.TPublicFinancial & investmentInfrastructureProfile
SoitecFrance (Bernin, near Grenoble)SOI.PAPublicChip mfg & packagingEnablerProfile
SpaceXUnited StatesSPCXPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
SpaceXAI (formerly xAI)United StatesAcquiredNow part of SpaceXFoundation modelsDirectProfile
SpireUnited States (Vienna, Virginia)SPIRPublicSpace infraApplicationProfile
Stability AIUnited Kingdom (London)PrivateNot publicly tradedFoundation modelsDirectProfile
StarcloudUnited StatesPrivateNot publicly tradedSpace infraDirectProfile
STMicroelectronicsSwitzerland (Geneva)STMPublicChip mfg & packagingAI-adjacentProfile
Sumitomo ElectricJapan (Osaka)5802.TPublicAI chips & networkingAI-adjacentProfile
SunoUnited States (Cambridge, Massachusetts)PrivateNot publicly tradedFoundation modelsDirectProfile
SupermicroUnited StatesSMCIPublicServers & AI factoriesEnablerProfile
SymboticUnited StatesSYMPublicRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
SynopsysUnited StatesSNPSPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
Talen EnergyUnited StatesTLNPublicEnergy & gridInfrastructureProfile
TE ConnectivityIreland (Galway)TELPublicAI chips & networkingAI-adjacentProfile
Techman RobotTaiwan4585.TWPublicRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
Tempus AIUnited States (Chicago, Illinois)TEMPublicAI applicationsApplicationProfile
TencentChina (Shenzhen)0700.HKPublicFoundation modelsDirectProfile
TenstorrentUnited States (Santa Clara, California), founded in Toronto, CanadaPrivateNot publicly tradedAI chips & networkingDirectProfile
TeradataUnited States (San Diego, California)TDCPublicAI infra softwareAI-adjacentProfile
TeradyneUnited States (North Reading, Massachusetts)TERPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
TeslaUnited States (Austin, Texas)TSLAPublicRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
Texas InstrumentsUnited States (Dallas, Texas)TXNPublicChip mfg & packagingAI-adjacentProfile
TFC Optical CommunicationChina (Suzhou)300394.SZPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
Thrive CapitalUnited StatesPrivateNot publicly tradedFinancial & investmentInfrastructureProfile
Together AIUnited States (San Francisco, California)PrivateNot publicly tradedCloud & computeDirectProfile
Tokyo ElectronJapan (Tokyo)8035.TPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
Tower SemiconductorIsrael (Migdal Haemek)TSEMPublicChip mfg & packagingEnablerProfile
Toyota MotorJapanTMPublicRobotics & physical AIAI-adjacentProfile
Trane TechnologiesIreland (Swords)TTPublicData centersEnablerProfile
TSMCTaiwanTSMPublicChip mfg & packagingEnablerProfile
UBTECH RoboticsChina9880.HKPublicRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
UCT (Ultra Clean Holdings)United States (Hayward, California)UCTTPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
UMCTaiwan (Hsinchu)UMCPublicChip mfg & packagingEnablerProfile
United Launch AllianceUnited StatesSubsidiaryPart of Boeing and Lockheed Martin (50-50 joint venture)Space infraAI-adjacentProfile
Unitree RoboticsChina (Hangzhou)688836.SSPublicRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
Universal RobotsDenmarkSubsidiaryPart of TeradyneRobotics & physical AIEnablerProfile
VantorUnited StatesPrivateNot publicly tradedSpace infraApplicationProfile
VeecoUnited States (Plainview, New York)VECOPublicChip equipmentEnablerProfile
VertivUnited StatesVRTPublicData centersEnablerProfile
ViasatUnited StatesVSATPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
VIAVIUnited States (Chandler, Arizona)VIAVPublicAI chips & networkingAI-adjacentProfile
Vistra CorpUnited StatesVSTPublicEnergy & gridInfrastructureProfile
VNETChina (Beijing)VNETPublicData centersInfrastructureProfile
Voyager TechnologiesUnited StatesVOYGPublicSpace infraAI-adjacentProfile
WaymoUnited States (Mountain View, California)SubsidiaryPart of Alphabet Inc.Robotics & physical AIDirectProfile
WayveUnited KingdomPrivateNot publicly tradedRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
WD (Western Digital)United States (San Jose, California)WDCPublicChip mfg & packagingEnablerProfile
WeRideChina (Guangzhou)WRDPublicRobotics & physical AIDirectProfile
WhiteFiberUnited States (New York)WYFIPublicCloud & computeDirectProfile
WIN SemiconductorsTaiwan (Taoyuan)3105.TWOPublicChip mfg & packagingAI-adjacentProfile
WinbondTaiwan (Taichung)2344.TWPublicChip mfg & packagingEnablerProfile
WiproIndia (Bengaluru)WITPublicAI applicationsAI-adjacentProfile
XanaduCanada (Toronto)XNDUPublicQuantum computingAI-adjacentProfile
XiaomiChina (Beijing)1810.HKPublicAI applicationsApplicationProfile
XPengChina (Guangzhou)XPEVPublicRobotics & physical AIApplicationProfile
Yaskawa ElectricJapan6506.TPublicRobotics & physical AIEnablerProfile
YOFCChina (Wuhan)601869.SSPublicAI chips & networkingAI-adjacentProfile
Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent ControlsChina002050.SZPublicRobotics & physical AIEnablerProfile
Zhipu AIChina (Beijing)2513.HKPublicFoundation modelsDirectProfile
Zhongji InnolightChina (operating business InnoLight headquartered in Suzhou, Jiangsu)300308.SZPublicAI chips & networkingEnablerProfile
01 / MISSION

MAKE THE AI ECONOMY VISIBLE

Most people see products.
We map the system beneath them.

AI is not one industry. It is a chain of power generation, fabrication equipment, chips, data centers, cloud platforms, models, software and physical machines. This database — and the relationship map behind it — show how those layers depend on one another, and the evidence behind every connection.

01

Map relationships

Follow suppliers, customers, partners, investments, ownership and competition across the full AI stack.

02

Show the evidence

Every published connection is tied to a readable source, date, classification and statement of its limits.

03

Separate signal from hype

Current operations, dated announcements and competitive comparisons stay visibly distinct, and every record carries the date its evidence was published and the date it was last reviewed.

04

Explain it plainly

Built for intelligent non-specialists who want the system without reading hundreds of filings.

FOUNDER'S NOTE

“AI optimism
without bullshit.”

Acts of Evolution is an independent educational research project founded by Steven Dudley. It begins with a simple question: what is actually being built, why does it matter, and how are the companies building it connected?

We cover opportunity and constraint with equal seriousness. Inclusion in this database is not an endorsement of a company or its securities.

OR FOLLOW ALONG

The short version, on your feed.

Every briefing gets a post with the same discipline as the map: the claim, the source and the date. The long version, with the evidence and the limits, always lives here.

A CURATED, EXPANDING MAP OF THE AI ECONOMY

See how all 286 companies connect.

Open the relationship map