Editor profile

David Sterling

Chief Editor, Global AI Strategy

David Sterling analyzes the strategic evolution of the global AI ecosystem and corporate commercialization. He provides high-level insights into how artificial intelligence reshapes international competitive landscapes.

david.sterling@aiindustryreview.org

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AI Models

Generative AI Market 2026-2034: The Core Leap from Enterprise Pilots to Critical Business

The generative AI market size is expected to grow from USD 161.0 billion in 2026 to USD 1,260.15 billion in 2034, at a compound annual growth rate of 29.30%. North America leads with a 48.70% share, while Asia Pacific becomes the fastest-growing region. This article, based on a Fortune Business Insights report, provides insights into enterprise AI adoption trends, industry landscape, and investment directions.

David Sterling5 min read
AI Briefs

AI's Next Race: Cost, Control, and Compute

Perplexity CEO proposes a new metric called "token value per watt," and with the rise of open-source models, enterprises are shifting toward controllable local deployment—reshaping the AI competitive landscape.

David Sterling2 min read
AI Briefs

Global AI Market 2026-2033: Irreversible Growth and Structural Restructuring

Based on the latest MarketsandMarkets report, the global AI market size is expected to grow from $601.93 billion in 2026 to $3,638.08 billion in 2033, with a CAGR of 29.3%. Generative AI and Agentic AI are driving enterprises from pilot projects to production deployment, with the hardware and platform layers becoming the focus of competition.

David Sterling3 min read
AI Industry

AI Power Gap Index: Quantifying Actors' Ability to Shape the AI Ecosystem

A Columbia University report proposes an AI power gap index, which comprehensively measures the shaping power of tech giants, governments, open-source communities, and other entities on the AI ecosystem, revealing a trend of industrial power concentration.

David Sterling3 min read
Enterprise AI

Deloitte Report: AI in Finance from Pilot to Scale, "Uncharted Edges" Still Await Breakthroughs

Deloitte's "State of AI in the Enterprise" report shows that 74% of financial institutions plan to deploy autonomous AI agents, but only 21% have a mature risk management framework. The article provides an in-depth analysis of the bottlenecks, competitive landscape, and enterprise implications for the large-scale implementation of AI in the financial industry.

David Sterling4 min read
AI Infrastructure

The real bottleneck of AI infrastructure: data delivery, not GPU computing power.

As enterprise AI moves from experimentation to production, GPUs are not the only bottleneck. Data delivery efficiency is becoming a key factor in determining the return on AI investment, and enterprises need to re-evaluate the infrastructure between storage and computing.

David Sterling3 min read
AI Briefs

Anthropic Suspends Fable Model: Trust Crisis of Closed AI and Turning Point for Open-Source Ecosystem

Anthropic suddenly shut down the Fable and Mythos models due to government directives, exposing the supply risks of relying on closed AI. Microsoft CEO Nadella warned that companies should control their own IP, and the stock prices of Chinese open-source model companies surged accordingly. This article analyzes the profound impact of the event on the AI industry landscape, corporate strategy, and investment logic.

David Sterling3 min read
AI Briefs

Large Models, Cloud Infrastructure, and Edge AI: Three “Just Right” Strategies Are Reshaping Competition Among Giants

From Anthropic and OpenAI to Meta and Apple, global AI giants are diverging along three paths: frontier models, middle-layer infrastructure, and on-device AI. This article analyzes, from the perspectives of the industrial chain, commercialization, capital expenditure, and enterprise adoption, how these three “just right” AI strategies are shaping the competitive landscape.

David Sterling6 min read