Ren Ito, Co-Founder and Chairman of Sakana AI, has been appointed to the "AI for Good Global Commission", established by the United Nations and the ITU. As a Japanese AI company, we are honored to join global leaders, experts, and policymakers to actively contribute to building a trusted AI ecosystem, driving responsible innovation, and shaping the future of AI policy. Sakana AI 共同創業者の伊藤錬が、国連AI for Goodのグローバル委員会委員に就任しました。 日本のAI開発企業として本委員会へ参画し、信頼できるAIエコシステムの形成や責任あるイノベーションの支援に向けた国際的な議論に積極的に貢献していきます。

AI is all that matters for markets right now. AI infrastructure companies now account for 40% of the S&P 500’s market capitalization. At the same time, just 3 chipmaker firms represent 28% of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. AI-related companies also account for 49% of investment-grade bond issuance so far in 2026. The concentration is even more extreme in private markets, with AI capturing 87% of venture capital funding year-to-date. By comparison, in 1999, during the Dot-Com bubble, less than 40% of venture capital funding was related to internet companies. AI has become the market.

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