New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- The global artificial intelligence boom will need to generate around USD 6 trillion in annual revenue by 2031 to support the massive investment required for AI computing infrastructure, according to a report by Bain & Company.

The report said the key challenge for the AI industry is no longer only building more powerful systems, but ensuring that the economic value created by AI is large enough to justify the capital being deployed into computing infrastructure.

It said, "Funding AI's insatiable compute demand would require USD 6 trillion in annual revenue by 2031, and much of the value lies in new innovation - beyond employee productivity".

The report also stated that the existing AI applications could generate ...