AI Compute and the Environment

Understanding the various dimensions of AI compute capacity is essential for informed AI policymaking. High demand for AI has created reliance on high-performance computing infrastructure and AI specific hardware, leading governments and firms worldwide to make sizable investments in AI compute.

The Expert Group on AI Compute supports policymakers in establishing a basic framework for understanding, measuring and benchmarking domestic AI compute capacity by country and region. Related data on AI compute can be explored on the data tab of this page. This includes a methodology counting cloud regions operated by major providers that hold a significant share of the global public cloud compute market. Cloud regions – physical hubs hosting specialised hardware designed to efficiently run AI workloads – are identified through publicly available data, and their AI compute capabilities are aggregated by geographic location. The resulting indicators categorise economies based on their availability of public cloud AI compute.