In this episode of Citi Institute podcast, host Alex Miller is joined by Tony Kim, Global Technology Team Head, BlackRock and Alex Watkins, Global Head of Technology Capital Markets, Investment Banking, Citi. Together, they explore how AI and the ‘Intelligence Revolution’ are the single biggest drivers of growth, and how the shift in value is moving from the top layer of software and labor services to the underlying computing infrastructure and AI models.

Tony Kim discusses breakthrough novelty and original invention as capabilities AI currently struggles to replicate.

Alex Watkins emphasizes that in certain areas of tech, being the lowest cost marginal producer will be key to winning, not just innovation and market position.

Together, they reflect on exciting opportunities and potential breakthroughs in space, quantum computing, and agentification.

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