To what extent is AI-powered infrastructure being deployed in the world? One way to get a sense of this is by looking at the installation of industrial robots, many of which are equipped with software that makes use of artificial intelligence. - ThreadSky

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ourworldindata.org • 16 days ago

To what extent is AI-powered infrastructure being deployed in the world?

One way to get a sense of this is by looking at the installation of industrial robots, many of which are equipped with software that makes use of artificial intelligence.

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bsky.heenan.net•16 days ago

Pretty crude measure. Many industrial robots do not make use of AI.
Scaremongering much?

zenlightning.bsky.social•16 days ago

Automation continues abreast everywhere you look. China just has (had?) more opportunity in this area than most.

ourworldindata.org•16 days ago

Industrial robots are automated, reprogrammable machines that perform a variety of tasks in industrial settings, such as welding and painting in car manufacturing, placing and packaging food items, and handling the silicon wafers used to make microchips for electronic devices.

ourworldindata.org•16 days ago

The large majority of new industrial robots are being installed in China, as the chart shows. In 2023, China installed 276,000 industrial robots, nearly double the total of the next four highest countries combined.

ourworldindata.org•16 days ago

On our page on AI, we recently updated the data from the 2025 edition of the AI Index Report from @stanfordhai.bsky.social, including more data on robots as well as AI-related investments, companies, legislation, incidents & controversies, and much more.

ourworldindata.org•16 days ago

This update was led on our team by Veronika Samborska.

Explore our page: https://ourworldindata.org/artificial-intelligence

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