At the recent Milken Global Conference in Beverly Hills, a panel of five influential figures in the AI industry gathered to discuss the current state of the field. These experts, who collectively contribute to various aspects of the AI supply chain, shared their insights on the challenges facing the industry. The panelists, who included key players in the development and deployment of AI technologies, shed light on pressing issues such as chip shortages, the growing need for orbital data centers, and the fundamental flaws in the underlying architecture of the tech.