1、 2025 Observer Research Foundation.All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,copied,archived,retained or transmitted through print,speech or electronic media without prior written approval from ORF.SPECIALREPORTno.270A.I.,the World,and India:Present Trends and Future Directio

2、nsAnirban Sarma and Basu ChandolaJ U L Y 2 0 2 52In May 2025,the global venture capital firm BOND released a report titled Trends Artificial Intelligence.It uses a spectrum of data points to argue that no other technology in history has scaled as fast as artificial intelligence(AI)and outlines how A

3、I is reshaping economic structures,business models,and user behaviour.AI has driven steep upward trends across various indicatorsranging from its projected contribution of US$15.7 trillion to the global Gross Domestic Product(GDP)by 2030,1 to the tens of billions of devices it has powered since 2020

4、,and its expanding user base.Between October 2022 and April 2025,ChatGPT users alone went from zero to 800 million,and the platform crossed US$4 billion in revenue,2 making it the tech sectors biggest ever overnight-success story.3IntroductionAttribution:Anirban Sarma and Basu Chandola,“A.I.,the Wor

5、ld,and India:Present Trends and Future Directions,”ORF Special Report No.270,Observer Research Foundation,July 2025.3This white paper identifies eight key takeaways from the BOND report:1.Strengthening AI sovereignty can enhance geopolitical influence.2.As the power and adoption of AI tools increase

6、,underlying infrastructure and talent must be fortified.3.The escalating demand for compute creates new opportunities for innovation.4.The production,supply,and availability of high-performance AI chips will be central to states AI leadership.5.Data centres are proliferating,but capacity remains une