Foundations AI Map

The map follows the production chain that makes AI possible. It is a systems model, not a claim that all of AI fits into five boxes.

1. What has to exist before a model can run?
2. Which physical constraints shape AI economics?
3. Where does value move as one layer becomes commoditised?

Data, research practice, organisations, labour and governance cut across every layer. They are treated as cross-cutting forces rather than a sixth linear stage.