Counterpoint Research noted on Thursday that the AI infrastructure market is undergoing a structural shift as hyperscalers increasingly move away from Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s legacy x86 central processing units (CPUs) toward proprietary Arm Holdings plc Arm-based designs to optimize cost, efficiency, and control. Hyperscalers Drive Shift From x86 to Arm Major cloud players such as Alphabet Inc. Google, Amazon.com Inc. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Corp., and Meta Platforms