According to Stanford UniversityAIInstitute (HAI)up to dateReport: Global Artificial Intelligence in 2023investIt fell for the second consecutive year.
Data shows that AI-related mergers and acquisitions fell from $117.16 billion in 2022 to $80.61 billion in 2023, a decrease of 31.21%; private investment fell from $103.4 billion to $95.99 billion. Overall, total investment in AI fell to $189.2 billion last year, a decrease of 20.1% from 2022.
Analysts believe that this trend reflects that the AI industry is moving from "bubble-like investment enthusiasm" to a more rational and sustainable development stage. Gartner analyst Lovelock said that with large players such as Anthropic and OpenAI dominating, AI investment is "spreading". At the same time, the rapid rise and fall of some well-known startups have also made investors more cautious and thoughtful.
However, generative AI remains a bright spot. According to the report, the financing amount of generative AI startups in 2023 will reach 25.2 billion US dollars, almost nine times that of 2022. But some analysts believe that this boom period may be difficult to sustain because corporate customers have certain doubts about the promise of generative AI.
The AI industry is moving towards a more rational and mature development stage. Although investment enthusiasm has cooled in the short term, the industry's long-term prospects remain promising. Experts predict that AI investment will move towards a more sustainable and normalized pace in 2024.