Publications

A fleet that shares a prompt, a store and a judge begins to agree. Leadership reads competence. Often it is a freeze: one mode travelling because every agent can feel its neighbours.

The AI economy is no longer a clean stack—it’s a live, colliding system. The "five-layer cake" is built, but the layers are still shifting under enormous pressure. As we enter the second half of 2026, we stand at the Liquidity Event Horizon: the moment when massive capital events—SpaceX, the OpenAI, and Anthropic’s—will eventually price the uncertainty that has defined the last 18 months.

The 2026 Iran War and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have delivered a game changing moment to global trade. Coming hard on the heels of the 2025 tariff shocks¹ (Supply Chain Resilience Amid Tariffs and Uncertainty), this conflict can create one of the most severe energy and logistics disruptions in modern history.

by Didier Vila, PhD – Founder and MD of Alpha Matica. Harvard professors asked to reference this paper in a use case. The global digital infrastructure is undergoing a fundamental rewiring, driven by the seismic force of artificial intelligence. The current boom in AI has triggered a massive wave of data center construction, but the sheer scale of the financial commitment required is often difficult to grasp.This article deconstructs the economic fundamentals of the modern da

Explore the financial vulnerabilities in AI infrastructure, including circular funding, amortization practices, debt escalation, energy demands, and supply chain risks. Insights from Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, and J.P. Morgan highlight potential bubbles and sustainability challenges as of November 2025.

by Didier Vila, PhD – Founder and MD of Alpha Matica. Global supply chains, the intricate networks powering international commerce, are navigating unprecedented turbulence in 2025. Escalating tariffs and heightened geopolitical uncertainty are fundamentally reshaping trade flows, challenging long-held assumptions about efficiency and cost optimisation. The historical focus on lean, cost-minimised operations is proving insufficient in the face of systemic shocks. Businesses mu