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Insights on AI and its economic and market implications 

This hub provides our latest insights on the advancement and deployment of AI technologies, the AI investment theme, and the potential implications for the economy and labor markets. In the second tab you’ll find our AI presentation with speaker notes, which help unpack the evolution of the AI theme. As the markets and our understanding of this technology evolves, be sure to check back for our latest insights from our global market strategists and investment teams.

  • The AI revolution

  • The productivity potential

  • Job transformation or displacement?

  • Mega-cap tech performance

  • The tech-driven capex boom

  • The AI Value Chain

  • Investing Principles for “the next big thing”

AI revolution

The ChatGPT light-bulb moment

Artificial intelligence has been a part of our world since the 1950s, occasionally capturing the public's imagination with landmark achievements, such as chess-playing AI Deep Blue's 1997 victory over champion Garry Kasparov. Over the decades, AI models have advanced significantly, trained on increasingly complex datasets and refined algorithms.

In recent years, AI has become integral to daily life, predicting delivery times, curating social media content, and filtering email spam. Yet, it was the public launch of ChatGPT in early 2023 that marked a turning point, revealing remarkable generative AI capabilities. ChatGPT became the fastest application to reach 100 million monthly users, achieving this milestone organically in just two months—a feat that took Instagram 2.5 years, WhatsApp 3.5 years, and the World Wide Web 7 years to accomplish.

From chess-playing AI to human “co-intelligence”

Generative AI has continued to break new ground and attract significant investment. In the past two years, applications have proliferated across chatbots, image and video generators, music curators, and more. For just $20 a month, users can ask OpenAI’s ChatGPT to curate highly customized travel itineraries, deliver therapy sessions, draft legal documents and brainstorm marketing communications.

Businesses are increasingly investing in and developing AI use cases within their processes. A 2024 Microsoft study found that 75% of surveyed workers already use AI at work. AI tools assist software engineers in writing and debugging code, lawyers research legal opinions and draft contracts and scientists summarize research papers and model trial designs, among many other applications.

AI is also driving innovation. In October 2023, a study by the Cancer Institute of Research demonstrated AI's potential in early lung cancer diagnosis. By the end of 2024, AI-powered breakthroughs in neural networks and protein prediction were recognized with two Nobel Prizes.

No one said AI would be cheap, though. The demand for expensive chips, power, and data centers has propelled the providers of these tools to new stock market heights. Yet, competition is on the horizon. In January 2025, a Chinese startup unveiled a new large language model called DeepSeek, which boasts significant efficiency gains in computational costs and promises to further democratize access to AI technology.

Looking ahead, AI is poised to drive unprecedented advancements across industries, from healthcare to finance, while reshaping the way we interact with technology. As AI continues to evolve, its potential to solve complex global challenges, drive economic growth and disrupt the investment landscape remains significant and encouraging.

Generative AI applications have exploded – has a “killer app” emerged?

 

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Source: Various news sources, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Examples shown are compiled by J.P. Morgan Asset Management and are intended for illustrative purposes only. They do not constitute a comprehensive list of AI applications available. Based on available data as of January 31, 2025.

The productivity potential 

Paul Krugman once noted, "Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run it is almost everything." By increasing productivity, the U.S. can improve its standard of living, reduce debt, create jobs in new industries and lower costs. With AI poised to become the next “general purpose technology”, are we on the cusp of a new productivity boom?

In our 2023 whitepaper “The transformative power of generative AI”, we explored scenarios of AI adoption that could accelerate productivity growth to between 1.0 and 4.0% annually over the next decade. Such a boost would be significant, though not without precedent.

Signs of an upswing may already be emerging. Despite past technological advancements failing to sustain productivity growth—averaging just 1.4% over the last decade—productivity has been on the rise since late 2022. While it may be too early to attribute this to AI, the timing coincides with increased capital expenditures and AI adoption, suggesting potential for future growth. As a global tech leader, the U.S. is investing heavily in AI, and a modernized capital stock can lead to substantial efficiency and quality improvements over time.

This has important implications for investor return assumptions as well. In our 2025 Long-term Capital Market Assumptions, we've incorporated a 0.20% AI-driven boost to our annual long-term growth forecasts, despite the early stage of AI adoption. This boost, combined with capital investment, helps offset valuation pressures on long-term equity returns. While it may underestimate AI’s full economic impact, which we plan to reassess as more evidence emerges, it is already enhancing our expectations for economic growth and corporate earnings potential in the coming years.

AI presents meaningful productivity upside

 

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*J.P. Morgan Asset Management estimates plausible productivity gains of 1.4-2.7% from generative AI and other AI technologies over the next few years, in addition to the expected 1.5% annual productivity growth projected by the Congressional Budget Office.

Source: BLS, NBER, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Data from 1888 to 1957 reflect productivity data for the total private economy from John Kendrick, “Productivity Trends in the United States,” NBER. Data from 1958 to 2023 reflect non-farm productivity data from the BLS. Forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements are based upon current beliefs and expectations. They are for illustrative purposes only and serve as an indication of what may occur. Given the inherent uncertainties and risks associated with forecasts, projections or other forward-looking statements, actual events, results or performance may differ materially from those reflected or contemplated. Data are as of January 31, 2025.

Job transformation or displacement?

AI is posed to significantly impact the workplace, prompting both anticipation and concern. The question of whether robots will "take our jobs" is a valid concern, echoing fears that have surfaced throughout history. While technology has killed all sorts of industries and jobs over time, it has also created new ones, supporting an economy today that is at full employment. Could this time be different?

Unlike past technological advancements that automated physical tasks, AI can perform tasks requiring human intelligence, raising questions about its effect on professional and office jobs. Research from the University of Pennsylvania and OpenAI suggests that up to 80% of the U.S. workforce could see at least 10% of their tasks affected by generative AI, with greater impact on higher-paying roles.

Varying degrees of exposure:

  • Highly Exposed Roles: Jobs involving repetitive writing, data processing and programming, such as legal documentation, administrative support, customer service, mid-level programming, accounting and financial analysis.
  • Moderately Exposed Roles: High-skilled professions in STEM and healthcare are not immune to automation, but likely benefit from automating lower value tasks, enhancing productivity.
  • Less Exposed Roles: Jobs involving physical labor or a strong human element, such as construction and childcare, are less likely to be automated.

In our view, AI will more likely augment rather than replace human capabilities in most jobs. While AI is impressive, many areas will still benefit or require human oversight and feedback for some time. As repetitive and time-consuming “grunt work” becomes automated, workers can spend more of their time on higher complexity tasks, meaningful critical-thinking or creative endeavors, expanding their overall output potential.

Just as ATMs transformed rather than eliminated bank teller roles, the future will likely see significant job transformation as we adapt to working alongside AI. Indeed, according to the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2025, the most in-demand skills for the next five years involve technological literacy and socio-emotional skills like curiosity, creativity, and flexibility. 

AI will impact most jobs, but jobs likely transform rather than disappear

 

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Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management, (Top) Bank for International Settlements, Bessen 2016, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Survey, (Bottom) World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025. This shows the top skills judged to be increasing in importance most rapidly between 2025 and 2030.

Mega-cap tech performance

The rise of AI has become a major force in global stock markets. In the U.S., where tech leadership is most prominent, gains have been concentrated among the "Magnificent 7"—Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Meta, Amazon and Tesla—which collectively surged over 100% from early 2023 to the end of 2024.

Unlike the Dot-Com bust, characterized by irrational exuberance and stock prices far exceeding intrinsic values, the current AI boom is driven by substantial upward revisions in earnings forecasts for stocks with significant AI exposure. The Magnificent 7 experienced earnings growth of 31% and 34% over the past two years, while the S&P 500, excluding these giants, saw earnings contract by 4% in 2023, followed by a modest 3% increase in 2024. Today's tech leaders differ significantly from the startup explosion of the Dot-Com era; they are large, established, and highly profitable incumbents, well-positioned to make the substantial capital investments necessary to remain competitive in the AI space.

However, the Magnificent 7's valuations have risen to approximately 30 times forward earnings, and despite a robust earnings outlook, these companies face increased scrutiny. Additionally, the high index concentration has left many investors heavily overweight in U.S. tech, exposing them to potential repricing risks.

We anticipate that the elevated valuations of mega-cap U.S. tech companies will continue to be justified by their quality, cash flow generation, and growth potential. However, the opportunity for upside appears more limited in 2025. While leading tech firms boast a strong earnings growth outlook, investors have become "tiger parents"—quick to reprimand disappointments and quieter in applauding successes. As such, investors should consider diversifying their portfolios to mitigate concentration risk and take advantage of emerging opportunities across the AI value chain. 

The AI Boom does not look like the Dot-Com Bust

 

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Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management, (Left) FactSet, (Right) Statcounter Global Stats, Statista, Jon Peddle Research. Data for Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Apple is from Statcounter and is as of October 2024. Data for Amazon is as of 2023 and is from Statista. Data for Nvidia is estimated by Jon Peddle Research as of 3Q24. *Facebook’s social media market share includes Instagram. Data are as of December 31, 2024.

The tech-driven capex boom

The dawn of AI has also unleashed a new capex cycle focused on developing AI infrastructure. Leading this spending surge are the hyperscalers—large-scale cloud service providers like Microsoft, Amazon and Google—uniquely positioned to manage and host AI workloads.

In 2024, these major players collectively increased their capital expenditures by over 50%, reaching approximately $200 billion. Our Equities Research Team anticipates that they will invest over $1 trillion in the next five years1. During their Q4 2024 earnings calls, Amazon projected a $100 billion capex for 2025, Meta is budgeting $60-65 billion (about 33% of its revenue), Google plans to spend $75 billion, and a partnership between OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank aims to invest up to $500 billion in AI infrastructure over the next five years.

These investments are supported by substantial cash flows, unlike previous capex cycles that depended heavily on debt financing. However, such massive spending carries the risk of capital misallocation or unmet expectations. As Bill Gates once put it, people often overestimate what will happen in the next two years and underestimate what will happen in 10. For investors, timing and return on investment will bear significance in the race towards profitable AI adoption by the hyperscalers.

1 2025 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions.

An AI-driven capex boom is underway

 

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Source: Bloomberg, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Data for 2025 and 2026 reflects consensus estimates. Capex shown is company total, except for Amazon, which reflects an estimate for AWS spend (2004 to 2012 are J.P. Morgan Asset Management estimates and 2012 to current are Bloomberg consensus estimates).  *Hyperscalers are the large cloud computing companies that own and operate data centers with horizontally linked servers that, along with cooling and data storage capabilities, enable them to house and operate AI workloads. **Reflects cash flow before capital expenditures in contrast to free cash flow, which subtracts out capital expenditures.

Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of January 31, 2025.

The AI Value Chain

Capex has been targeted towards the key infrastructure assets needed to support AI development and deployment. These investments include:

1.       High-Performance Computing: Investing in powerful GPUs and specialized AI chips to accelerate machine learning and deep learning processes. High-speed memory, large-capacity storage solutions and high-bandwidth networking equipment are also needed to facilitate data processing and the fast transfer between data centers and end-users.

 

2.       Data Centers: Expanding and upgrading data centers to handle the increased computational demands of AI workloads. This includes building new facilities and enhancing existing ones with advanced cooling systems and energy-efficient technologies.

 

3.       Power infrastructure: Powering up AI is going to require an “all hands on deck” approach.

a.       Investments in renewable energy sources like solar and wind, and energy-efficient technologies such as advanced cooling systems, to power data centers sustainably are likely to continue. Enhancing grid connections and deploying battery storage systems can also help ensure reliable energy supply and optimize distribution.

b.       Localized Energy Systems: Investments in microgrids are growing, particularly in areas prone to natural disasters or with unreliable grid access. These systems can operate independently from the grid and incorporate renewable energy and storage.

c.       Traditional power sources, such as natural gas or backup diesel generators, are also being explored to fill gaps and ensure consistent power availability during peak demand or when renewable sources are insufficient.

 

4.       AI Platforms and Services: The hyperscalers and several other companies are major players in developing and expanding AI platforms and services for enterprise use. Examples include:

a.       AI model training and deployment tools: Microsoft Azure AI, AWS and Google Cloud AI provide platforms for building, training, and deploying machine learning models at scale and tools for training or deploying AI models in company pipelines.

b.       Specialized AI services: Smaller companies and startups that leverage AI can offer specialized services to specific industry needs, such as predictive analysis for supply chain optimization, crop demand forecasting, medical imaging and talent acquisition.

 

5.       Security and Compliance: As organizations increasingly prioritize data protection and regulatory adherence, investments towards cybersecurity, fraud detection and prevention and data privacy have become increasing important and diverse.

 

The capex boom is broadening the range of AI beneficiaries, presenting investors with diverse opportunities to invest in AI. One company’s capex becomes another company’s revenue, and the AI infrastructure value chain has revealed beneficiaries across both value and growth sectors, spanning small-, mid- and large-cap companies globally. 

Investment is flowing across the AI Value Chain

 

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Source: Bridgewater, J.P. Morgan Asset Management.

 Investing principles for “the next big thing”

When investing in the “next big thing”, investors should be mindful of a few key principles.

  • You don’t get paid in innovation, you get paid in dollars. The Dot-com bubble was driven by a rush to capitalize on technologies without understanding their applications or commercialization. Even the most revolutionary technology can be a poor investment if companies cannot extract profits from it. Industry structure, competitive positioning, regulatory hurdles and economies of scale can all have significant bearing on profitability.
  • Stock picking is hard and concentrated stock positions have considerable risk. More than 40% of all companies that were ever in the Russell 3000 Index from 1980 to 2020 experienced a “catastrophic stock price loss”, where they plunged at least 70% and never recovered. You can make a fortune if you pick the right stock, but only about 10% of all stocks since 1980 have met the definition of “mega winners”, whereas a diversified portfolio would have outperformed a concentrated single stock position 2/3rds of the time1.
  • Take a portfolio approach to thematic exposure. Most investors need an allocation to growth stocks to reach their long-term goals, but too much exposure can lead to a precarious amount of risk in portfolios. Most secular trends like AI also create opportunities across various sectors, factors, company sizes and geographies. Investors should consider how the inclusion or exclusion of AI-linked companies can impact overall portfolio tilts and exposures.

 

1 Michael Cembalest, Eye of the Market, “The Agony and the Ecstasy”

AI Presentation 

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Source: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Commentary is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended as a comprehensive guide to each candidate’s policy positions. Policy guidance is subject to change. Data are as of November 15, 2024.
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Source: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Congressional Budget Office, Penn Wharton Budget Model, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Commentary is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended as a comprehensive guide to each candidate’s policy positions. Policy guidance is subject to change. Data are as of November 15, 2024.
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Source: Cato Institute, U.S. Department of Commerce, various news outlets, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Includes all current official revisions for 2010-2020 as of July 2021. *Estimate is by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Potential tariff rate assumes: 60% tariff on all imports from China, 10% on all other goods, and 0% tariff for goods imported under Free Trade Agreements. Data are as of November 15, 2024.
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Source: BLS, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of State, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. U.S. Department of State (TRHS), Immigration Naturalization Service. Google encounters at the southwestern border. BLS (Median wages by nativity). Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of November 15, 2024.
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Source: Bloomberg, FactSet, Predictit, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Data are as of November 15, 2024.
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Source: Pew Research Center, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The survey was last conducted in September 2024, “White Protestants and Catholics support Trump, but voters in other U.S. religious groups prefer Harris.” Pew Research Center asks the question: “Thinking about the nation’s economy, How would you rate economic conditions in this country today… as excellent, good, only fair, or poor?”. S&P 500 returns are average annualized total returns between presidential inauguration dates and are updated monthly. Real GDP growth are average annualized GDP growth rates.

Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of November 15, 2024.

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Source: FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Data are as of November 15, 2024.
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Source: BEA, Standard & Poor’s, FactSet, J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Data is calendar year. Guide to the Markets – U.S. Data are as of November 15, 2024.
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