Issue Technology: frontier constraints become technology constraints
Summary
Rare earth competition raises costs and geopolitical exposure while power availability rather than compute or materials increasingly limits growth, which EY says could concentrate control of AI and quantum infrastructure in a few capitalised organisations.
Classification
Main topicAI & Computing
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon4-10 years (2026-07-25)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 1
- Futures Reimagined: EY Megatrends 2026 and beyond EY (Ernst & Young Global Limited) page=49;section=Megatrend 6: Global resource rush / Sector angles 2026 accessed 2026-07-25
Constituent trends 1
- TrendGlobal resource rush8 signals
Directly linked signals 0
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Relation types: constitutes
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