We are witnessing a shift from data centers to AI factories and from retrieval-based systems to reasoning-based models.
AI infrastructure development can be categorized into three horizons: generative AI as a service, private AI factories, and autonomous intelligence networks.
The evolution of AI infrastructure has strategic implications, requiring businesses to re-evaluate their fundamental assumptions and prepare for cognitive capabilities.
Leaders must observe signals and consider potential strategic futures, such as viewing AI infrastructure as a public utility or navigating agentic fragmentation.