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Curated Research on the AI Value Chain from Leading Investment Banks

Last updated: February 2, 2026

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🔌 AI Infrastructure & Power Demand

2025 · Goldman Sachs Investment Banking
Comprehensive analysis of the convergence of compute and power. Covers the accelerated pace of AI infrastructure buildout, data center power demand (+160% by 2030), and strategic considerations for corporate leadership.
2025 · Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Analysis of investment opportunities in America's energy infrastructure. Covers renewables, natural gas, utilities, and midstream companies positioned to benefit from surging power demand driven by AI data centers.
2025 · Goldman Sachs Research
Analysis of generational growth in US power demand driven by AI and data centers. Examines infrastructure requirements and investment implications.
October 2025 · GS SUSTAIN
Projects data center power demand to surge 175% by 2030 vs. 2023 levels. Explores six key factors: Power, Prices, Place, Policy, Public opinion, and People availability.
February 4, 2025 · Goldman Sachs Research
Forecasts global power demand from data centers to increase 50% by 2027 and up to 165% by end of decade compared with 2023.

💰 AI Investment & Capital Expenditure

2024 · Goldman Sachs Research
Critical analysis questioning whether enormous AI infrastructure expenditures will yield expected returns. Examines the economics of generative AI deployment.
2025 · Goldman Sachs Briefings
Examines the sustainability of current AI investment levels and outlook for continued capital deployment.
2025 · Goldman Sachs Research
Strategic analysis for investors on AI positioning, examining valuation considerations and investment opportunities across the AI ecosystem.
December 18, 2025 · Goldman Sachs Research
Explores continued corporate AI adoption and the expanding AI infrastructure investment landscape.

📊 AI Bubble & Valuation Analysis

October 28, 2025 · Top of Mind
Addresses intensifying AI bubble concerns amid rising valuations, massive infrastructure investments, and the increasing circularity of the AI ecosystem.
November 11, 2025 · Goldman Sachs Exchanges
Discussion with Goldman analysts on AI valuations, investment sustainability, and historical comparisons to previous technology booms.

👥 AI & Labor / Productivity

August 13, 2025 · Goldman Sachs Research
Estimates generative AI will raise labor productivity in the US and developed markets by around 15% when fully adopted.
May 2024 · Goldman Sachs Research
Examines early evidence that generative AI could boost GDP and raise labor productivity growth over the coming decade.
March 2023 (Updated) · Briggs/Kodnani
Foundational research on AI's economic impact. Projects labor productivity gains of ~1.5pp/year with historical parallels to electric motor and PC adoption.

🚀 AI Adoption & Technology Outlook

June 9, 2025 · Goldman Sachs
Covers the substantial rise in usage of popular AI models and the doubling of hyperscale investment forecasts.
April 2023 · Goldman Sachs Research
Seminal analysis on generative AI's potential to streamline business workflows, automate routine tasks, and create new business applications.

🔌 AI Infrastructure & Power Demand

2024 · Morgan Stanley Research
Projects generative AI's power demands will skyrocket 70% annually. By 2027, generative AI could use as much energy as Spain needed in 2022. Identifies opportunities in data center infrastructure.
2025 · Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Analysis of power infrastructure investments needed for AI data centers, including fuel cell capacity agreements and utility partnerships.
2025 · Thoughts on the Market
Global power consumption surging at fastest pace in over a decade. Annual demand set to rise by more than 1 trillion kWh/year through 2030, with AI data centers contributing nearly a fifth.
December 2025 · Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Data centers will require more than 50 GW of power in the US by 2028, representing roughly half of power growth. Covers proliferation of data centers and related power needs.

💰 AI Investment & Capital Expenditure

July 23, 2025 · Morgan Stanley Research
Roundtable discussion on AI's exponential pace. CapEx on AI infrastructure could surpass $3 trillion in the next three years. Addresses the $40 trillion global labor market as addressable market.
2025 · Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Examines whether the AI capex boom that powered U.S. equity gains may be entering later phases. Analyzes free cash flow trends and valuation concerns.
2025 · Thoughts on the Market
Total hyperscaler CapEx increased from $125B to $220B in three years, expected to exceed $300B by 2027. Discusses generative AI driving investment.
2025 · Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Four U.S. hyperscalers on track to increase capex by more than 30% in 2025 to nearly $325B. Questions ROI justification for current spend levels.

👥 AI & Labor / Productivity

September 17, 2025 · Morgan Stanley Research
AI could affect 90% of occupations. Analyzes agentic AI impact on jobs and potential for net positive employment growth. Identifies Consumer Staples, Real Estate as key beneficiary sectors.
2025 · Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Research on second-order AI beneficiaries using Culture Quant methodology developed with Morgan Stanley's Machine Learning Research Lab.

🚀 AI Technology & Trends

2025 · Morgan Stanley TMT Conference
Top trends: AI reasoning, custom silicon, cloud migrations, AI efficacy measurement, and agentic AI. Features C-suite insights from major tech companies.
2025 · Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Comprehensive chartbook on investing in artificial intelligence, covering market sizing, adoption curves, and investment implications.
2025 · Morgan Stanley Global Insight
Thematic research on AI Enablers & Adopters strategy. Emphasizes monetisation of AI applications and software sector opportunities for 2025.

🤖 Agentic AI & Technology Trends

January 8, 2025 · BofA Institute
Agentic AI represents a new generation of foundation models acting as operating systems for autonomous, action-taking digital agents with enhanced reasoning and decision-making capabilities.
2025 · BofA Institute
Analysis of how core generative AI technologies combine with corporate data, content, knowledge, and processes. Shifts AI from reactive tool to proactive, goal-driven virtual collaborator.
2025 · BofA Global Research
Survey of 150+ BofA analysts on AI's impact across ~3,500 companies globally. Examines whether the AI evolution touching every sector could become a revolution.
2024 · BofA Institute
Foundational report on AI as a transformative technology. Covers market sizing, adoption trends, and sector-by-sector impact analysis.

🌍 Economic Impact & Labor

October 22, 2025 · BofA Institute
Employment projections for occupations susceptible to AI impacts (2023-33). Uses BofA transaction data to inform macroeconomic views on AI's economic effects.
2025 · BofA Institute
Humanoid robot development accelerating with AI advances, improved 3D perception, and declining compute and component costs.

💰 AI Investment & Strategy

September 2025 · BofA Private Bank
CIO Chris Hyzy discusses AI buildout risks and opportunities with Head of Global Thematic Investing Haim Israel. Covers over $300B in planned 2025 spending and long-term investment opportunities in copper, nickel, silicon, energy, and transportation.
February 25, 2025 · BofA Global Research
Transition from macro to micro-level developments driven by AI revolution. Identifies cybersecurity as top risk in a transforming world increasingly reliant on technology.

🔮 Future Outlook

2025 · BofA Institute
Key themes for the next five years: groundbreaking technology, digital insecurity, abundance, and rebuilding. Agentic AI may spark a corporate efficiency revolution.
2025 · BofA Institute
How AI is transforming robotics and automation. Examines the convergence of AI foundation models with physical automation systems.