Foxconn forecasts doubling of AI server shipments in 2026

Foxconn forecasts doubling of AI server shipments in 2026

Taiwan’s Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, has said that its AI server rack shipments are expected to grow at a “high double-digit” pace sequentially in the first quarter of this year, according to a report by Focus Taiwan. Foxconn Chairman Young Liu said that for 2026 as a whole, AI server rack shipments…

One of Stanford’s original AI gurus says productivity liftoff has begun after doubling in 2025 amid transition to ‘harvest phase’ along J-curve

One of Stanford’s original AI gurus says productivity liftoff has begun after doubling in 2025 amid transition to ‘harvest phase’ along J-curve

The K-shaped economy has dominated discourse lately, but the J-curve is entering the chat too amid debate over AI’s impact on productivity. The curve refers to the idea that general-purpose technologies like AI don’t produce immediate benefits. Instead, massive investment comes first, obscuring early gains. It’s only after this initial dip that productivity really takes…