2025-10-18 · Industry Analysis
Nate B. Jones distills the 313-slide State of AI Report 2025 into seven defining trends that mark a structural shift in the AI landscape. The era of “model IQ” is giving way to one dominated by economics, infrastructure, and routing intelligence. The report suggests that success will hinge not on building the smartest models but on deploying them efficiently within the constraints of power, cost, and regulation.