IDC Predicts Global Spending on Generative AI Will Reach $143 Billion by 2027


Global spending on generative AI is expected to reach $70 billion by 2030, driven mainly by AI hardware upgrades and the popularity of application software. Personal devices such as smartphones are currently the main areas of market spending.
Recently, generative AI tools such as Google Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT were exposed to malicious use, where users bypassed security reviews using specific prompts to alter normal photos of women into explicit "deepfake" images. Related tutorials spread on platforms like Reddit, raising concerns about the boundaries of AI safety.
The Shanghai Cyber Information Office promotes the innovation and regulation of generative AI, and carries out service filing in an orderly manner in accordance with relevant management measures. For services that provide services with public opinion attributes or social mobilization capabilities by calling registered models through APIs and other means, relevant departments also conduct registration. Currently, Shanghai has added 9 new generative AI services that have completed registration.
The Shanghai Cyberspace Administration announced the addition of 12 new generative AI service filings. The total number of filings in the city has now reached a certain scale, aiming to promote AI innovation and standardized development, and support Shanghai's efforts to become a high ground for AI.
India's data center industry is developing rapidly, with its capacity expected to double within a decade, but it faces a challenge of talent shortage. Graduates' skills are difficult to meet the actual operational needs. Data centers are crucial for supporting cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and other digital economies. To address this, companies are strengthening employee training to enhance skills and meet future demands.