The hidden layer of AI: when intelligence meets the elements

Artificial intelligence is often framed as a story about software, algorithms and increasingly powerful semiconductors, but that view is starting to evolve.That framing made sense in the early stages of the AI cycle, when attention centred on model breakthroughs and the computing power required to train them, but the narrative is now broadening. As AI moves from experimentation into industrial-scale deployment, the conversation is shifting toward the physical systems behind it.The systems supporting this te ...