ET Graphics: AI has seen ‘unprecedented' growth
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Mary Meeker, called the 'Queen of the Internet', published her first trends report in five years, focused on AI. The report, published last week, used the word 'unprecedented' 64 times.Meeker, currently general partner at Bond Capital and a former managing director at Morgan Stanley, underscored how fast AI is changing the world as we know it.One of the most striking aspects of change is that the most valuable gobal companies are not telecommunications players any more, but technology companies. India has a place in the report too with Reliance Industries the sole Indian enterprise to figure in the Top 30 technology companies in 2025, along with giants such as Google, Nvidia and Microsoft.The report, apart from showcasing the growth of AI, also gives a glimpse into what the next era of internet would look like and where countries like India stand. Swathi Moorthy dives deep to bring out the nuggets.
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