Trillions of dollars poured into AI: What do consumers gain from this Big Tech game?

Big Tech is continuing to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into artificial intelligence, turning AI into a trillion-dollar game. What will users actually gain?

Big Tech and the trillion-dollar race in artificial intelligence.

By 2025, artificial intelligence had become the biggest game in technology history. According to Bloomberg and the Financial Times, the four major US tech giants—Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and Meta—alone spent a combined total of over $320-$344 billion on AI and related infrastructure.

Microsoft is spending nearly $100 billion to build supercomputers and integrate AI into Office, Windows, and Azure. Google is raising its budget to $85 billion, focusing on its Gemini model and next-generation search engine.

Amazon is aggressively spending $118 billion to expand its data centers and strengthen its AWS AI services. Meanwhile, Meta is investing approximately $70 billion in generative AI, the metaverse, and hardware.

These massive investments demonstrate that AI has become a core infrastructure of the global digital economy , far surpassing the hype of the dot-com era.

How do users benefit?

The surge in investment quickly translated into tangible benefits. In the US and Europe, Microsoft's Copilot and Google's Duet AI have become familiar office tools, allowing employees to create reports and presentations in minutes, significantly reducing operating costs for businesses.

In Asia, Japan and South Korea have implemented bilingual AI teaching assistant models that personalize learning paths. Even in the US, AI is recognized as a legitimate tool in academic research and innovation.

In the healthcare sector, major hospitals have applied AI to analyze X-rays and MRIs, shortening diagnostic times and improving accuracy. The entertainment industry is also undergoing significant changes, with tools like MidJourney, Sora, and Suno allowing anyone to create images, music, and videos with just a few lines of code.

In Vietnam, AI has begun to be applied in finance, online education , customer care, and healthcare. Several major hospitals are experimenting with AI in diagnostic imaging, while domestic technology companies are developing Vietnamese-language virtual assistants and smart learning platforms.

The all-powerful digital assistant of the future.

The current applications are just the beginning. Within the next 5-10 years, AI is predicted to develop into an "all-powerful digital assistant," present in almost all fields. Offices could operate efficiently with half the current workforce as repetitive tasks are delegated to AI.

In education, students in remote areas can access AI teachers who speak minority languages, bringing high-quality knowledge directly to their families.

In healthcare, AI will analyze genetic data, lifestyle, and medical history to build personalized treatment plans for each patient, while virtual doctors offering remote consultations are likely to become the norm. In the creative field, individuals can make films, write music, or develop games, opening up a mass creative economy.

Alongside its benefits, AI also presents significant challenges. Repetitive jobs are at risk of disappearing, forcing workers to learn new skills. Privacy is also threatened as personal data, from search history to medical records, can be exploited to train models.

In particular, over-reliance on Big Tech puts many countries, including Vietnam, at risk of becoming passive customers instead of actively developing technology.

AI has been delivering significant benefits to users worldwide. But the big question remains: will this technology truly be distributed fairly to all, or will it usher in a new era of monopoly where Big Tech holds absolute power?

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nghin-ti-do-do-vao-ai-nguoi-dung-duoc-gi-tu-cuoc-choi-big-tech-20250903112339578.htm