AI and digital platforms: Sources

Model builders and apps selling AI as assistants, APIs and copilots, not hardware

Sources

1. Gartner says worldwide AI spending will total $2.5 trillion in 2026 Gartner, 2026
2. The 2026 AI Index Report: Economy Stanford HAI, 2026
3. Energy and AI: Energy demand from AI International Energy Agency, 2025
4. IndiaAI Mission expands AI ecosystem with affordable compute and startup support Digital India, Government of India, 2026
5. Nvidia AI accelerator market share 2024-2026 (analyst estimates) Silicon Analysts, 2026
6. Data centre electricity use surged in 2025, even with tightening bottlenecks driving a scramble for solutions International Energy Agency, 2026
7. Cloud market share Q1 2026: AWS, Microsoft, Google battling in AI era (Synergy Research Group data) CRN Asia, 2026