Ever since I was a young boy, I’ve been into numbers. Now, I wasn’t a stats nerd. I just kept the stats for the Philadelphia Wings, not to the level of Harvey Pollack, affectionately known as “Superstat,” but I kept the game stats. Who scored the goals? Who got the assist? Who was in the penalty box? We needed to because, well, we had to tell the reporters what was going on.
Then in my era with the Flyers, when we first started Hockey Central, I was one of the people who helped keep the stats for all the high school and youth leagues so that they would be out in the mail every Friday. Stats mattered. They told the story behind the story. They revealed patterns that casual observers missed. They separated the pretenders from the contenders.
So today, after looking at some of the news items going on around the internet related to artificial intelligence (AI), I decided to take a deep dive into just who’s doing what with whom in the AI marketplace. Because if there’s one thing my years of tracking goals, assists, and penalties taught me, it’s this: the numbers always tell you where the real action is.
And right now? The AI marketplace is the most chaotic, fascinating, and consequential game being played.
Keeping Score in a New Arena
The AI landscape isn’t just moving fast—it’s moving at warp speed. Every day brings new partnerships, new product launches, new funding rounds that make your head spin. Microsoft and OpenAI. Google and everyone else trying to catch up. Amazon’s quiet but massive play. The scrappy startups that might be tomorrow’s giants or next week’s footnotes.
It’s like watching an entire season compressed into a single period, with line changes happening every thirty seconds.
But here’s what strikes me as I dig into the data: we’re not just witnessing a technology shift. We’re watching the complete restructuring of how business gets done, how information flows, and who holds the power. The stats I’m tracking now aren’t about goals and assists—they’re about market share, compute power, model parameters, and strategic alliances that will define the next decade.
The Report Card
You can read the full report below, but let me give you the headline: this isn’t a game anymore. It’s *the* game. And just like in hockey, the teams that understand the fundamentals, play smart, and know how to read the ice are the ones that will still be standing when the final buzzer sounds.
The question isn’t whether AI will transform everything—it already is. The question is: are you keeping score?
Because trust me, someone is.
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**What patterns are you seeing in the AI marketplace? Drop your observations in the comments—I’m always looking for another angle on the stats.**
The Numbers Never Lie: Taking Stock of the AI Gold Rush
Ever since I was a young boy, I’ve been into numbers. Now, I wasn’t a stats nerd. I just kept the stats for the Philadelphia Wings, not to the level of Harvey Pollack, affectionately known as “Superstat,” but I kept the game stats. Who scored the goals? Who got the assist? Who was in the penalty box? We needed to because, well, we had to tell the reporters what was going on.
Then in my era with the Flyers, when we first started Hockey Central, I was one of the people who helped keep the stats for all the high school and youth leagues so that they would be out in the mail every Friday. Stats mattered. They told the story behind the story. They revealed patterns that casual observers missed. They separated the pretenders from the contenders.
So today, after looking at some of the news items going on around the internet related to artificial intelligence (AI), I decided to take a deep dive into just who’s doing what with whom in the AI marketplace. Because if there’s one thing my years of tracking goals, assists, and penalties taught me, it’s this: the numbers always tell you where the real action is.
And right now? The AI marketplace is the most chaotic, fascinating, and consequential game being played.
Keeping Score in a New Arena
The AI landscape isn’t just moving fast—it’s moving at warp speed. Every day brings new partnerships, new product launches, new funding rounds that make your head spin. Microsoft and OpenAI. Google and everyone else trying to catch up. Amazon’s quiet but massive play. The scrappy startups that might be tomorrow’s giants or next week’s footnotes.
It’s like watching an entire season compressed into a single period, with line changes happening every thirty seconds.
But here’s what strikes me as I dig into the data: we’re not just witnessing a technology shift. We’re watching the complete restructuring of how business gets done, how information flows, and who holds the power. The stats I’m tracking now aren’t about goals and assists—they’re about market share, compute power, model parameters, and strategic alliances that will define the next decade.
The Report Card
You can read the full report below, but let me give you the headline: this isn’t a game anymore. It’s *the* game. And just like in hockey, the teams that understand the fundamentals, play smart, and know how to read the ice are the ones that will still be standing when the final buzzer sounds.
The question isn’t whether AI will transform everything—it already is. The question is: are you keeping score?
Because trust me, someone is.