In the AI era, to "change the world," should you buy electricity, buy computing power, or build the foundation?

What happened: Fortune's 2026 "Change the World" list includes Alphabet, Anthropic and Envision Group, which entered via its Mission Gobi plan and the Ulanqab Xinghe base, described as the world's largest single AI computing unit. Key numbers: Envision plans 5GW of green AI computing centers in desert regions by 2030. Why it matters: The content frames AI competition as extending from chips and models to energy infrastructure, with Alphabet buying green power, Anthropic buying compute, and Envision building both as one system.

Fortune's 2026 "Change the World" list includes Alphabet, Anthropic and Envision Group, which entered via its Mission Gobi plan and the Ulanqab Xinghe base, described as the world's largest single AI computing unit.

The content frames AI competition as extending from chips and models to energy infrastructure, with Alphabet buying green power, Anthropic buying compute, and Envision building both as one system.