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By 2024 , this has jumped to $ 80.5bn – using linear regression , AIPRM predicts that by 2025 the US will be investing $ 87.4bn , a whopping 3,432.7 % increase from 2012 .
Notably , the United States had the highest predicted venture capital investments in AI compute start-ups in 2025 – at $ 9.5bn .
AI compute start-ups are companies that focus on building the technology and infrastructure needed to run artificial intelligence systems more efficiently , quickly , and cheaply .
China is forecasted to be making investments in AI at around $ 40.5bn in 2025 .
Interestingly , China had the highest predicted venture capital investments in AI in environmental sustainability in 2025 , forecasting a whopping $ 3bn .
Using AI for environmental sustainability use is a lesser known phenomenon but is used to help protect the planet and address bigger challenges . By using AI , it can act as a smart helper by analysing large amounts of data to find patterns and solutions that humans might miss .
Following behind as the second highest predicted investor in 2025 is China .
Despite being significantly lower than the US in 2012 ( at $ 165m ), investment in China has jumped all the way up to $ 37.7bn in 2024 – an increase of + 22,778 %.
The UK is predicted to be the third highest venture capital investor in 2025 . In 2012 , investments into AI were around $ 121m , today , investments into AI are $ 6.4bn . Using linear regression , forecasted figures suggest the UK will be investing around $ 7bn . p
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