It reflects a broader vision of AI as public infrastructure rather than a proprietary product. But these companies often lack the incentive to create public infrastructure, Ayah Bdeir, CEO of Current AI, told Rest of World. High-income countries account for more than 80% of notable AI models, AI startups, venture funding, and data center capacity despite representing just 17% of the global population. But breakthrough ideas alone are not enough,” Sagar Vishnoi, director and co-founder of think tank Future Shift Labs, told Rest of World. “Commercial actors do not have to be in opposition to DPI [digital public infrastructure].