# By 2030, \~5% of global GDP will be spent on AI

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2024-10-24
- **Theme:** Other — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/other/
- **Source:** The Supercloud - by Greg Osuri, Akash (Cosmoverse)
- **Watch at:** 00:13:09 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmEVbRTw_5k&t=789s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/other/2024-10-24-by-2030-5-of-global-gdp-will-be-spent-on-ai-gzco/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "By 2030, \~5% of global GDP will be spent on AI," The Supercloud - by Greg Osuri, Akash (Cosmoverse), 24 Oct 2024, 00:13:09. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmEVbRTw_5k&t=789s

## Quote — verbatim

> The need for computation, especially for AI, is growing at the rate of half an order of magnitude every year. Today it is predicted by 2030 about 5% of global GDP will be spent on AI.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Quantified forecast used to explain Akash's growth (700% YoY user-fee growth, Nvidia as biggest user).