绘制AI经济版图：哪些地区已准备好迎接下一次技术飞跃？

WHICH REGIONS ARE READY FORTHE NEXT TECHNOLOGICAL LEAP? Mark Muro and Shriya Methkupally Table of contents Executive summary................................................................................................. 2Introduction............................................................................................................ 4Background ............................................................................................................ 5Approach................................................................................................................ 6Data................................................................................................................................ 7Who has AI talent?........................................................................................................... 7Who is innovating? .......................................................................................................... 8Who is actually adopting AI? ............................................................................................ 8Grouping method............................................................................................................10Findings.................................................................................................................11Finding #1: In aggregate, the nation’s AI enterprise is growing rapidly, though it remainsmodest in size ................................................................................................................11Finding #2: The nation’s main AI enterprise is concentrated in a limited number of metroareas, but numerous other regions are home to meaningful AI activity..............................20Finding #3: Current and emerging regional AI performance is informed by varied local mixesof success factors ..........................................................................................................26Discussion.............................................................................................................35The nation should build a strong AI-support platform .......................................................36Regions should engage in strategic cluster development .................................................40Conclusion ............................................................................................................53Appendix A: Technical background .........................................................................54References ............................................................................................................60Acknowledgements ...............................................................................................63Endnotes ...............................................................................................................64 Mapping the AI economy:Which regions are ready for thenext technologicalleap? Mark Muro and Shriya Methkupally Executivesummary Artificial intelligence israpidlytransformingthe U.S.economy.However,regionalcapacities forAItalentdevelopment, research, and enterprise adoption differ dramaticallyacrossthecountry,andpolicymakers havelittle insight onwhere these gaps areemerging. Thenation’sreadiness to benefit from AI is critical becausethe technologyis going toplay asignificant role in economic development given its potential to drive innovation andproductivity in every industry,both in general andwithinregions. Toaddress these issues, this report maps the unfolding AI revolution across387U.S.metropolitan areasandassesseshowthe nation andlocal economies are positioned tocreate, apply, andharnessAI.The reportfirstunderscores AI’simplications fornationalandregional economic development. Then it turnsto a benchmarking exercisethatgroups14 indicators into threedimensionsof regional AI readiness:talent,innovation, andadoption.The“talent”pillarmeasuresthe flow of AI-capable workers;“innovation”captures researchand innovationstrengths;and“adoption”chartsindustryuptake. Employing this framework,thereport groups U.S. metroareas into six tiers of AIeconomicreadiness and,in so doing,illustratesthe geography of AI progress as it variesacross the nation.Continuingapatternfrom a 2021Brookings report,1the major AIcommunity typesrevealed by thenewcluster analysisare: •Superstars:The San Francisco and San Jose, Calif.,metropolitan areas exhibitunmatched strength across all three AIpillars (talent, innovation, and adoption).•StarHubs:Thisgroupof28 metroareasformsa second echelon of uniformlystrong AI ecosystems, balancing top‑tier talent, research, and enterprise uptake.•EmergingCenters:Thisgroup of14 metroareas combinestop performance in twopillars with one developing area.•Focused Movers:These29 metroareas excel in one pillar while maintainingfoundations in the other two.•Nascent Adopters:Thisgroupof 79 metroareas showsmoderate performanceacross all three pillars.•Others:Agroup