# Labs

Part ID: 9.02b · Layer 9 (Building shell, site & construction) · child of 9.02

AI model developers whose compute needs — met through owned, leased, or partner-financed data center capacity — sit at the top of demand for the entire taxonomy below this layer.

## Companies

| Company | Role | Confidence | Ownership | Ticker | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | operator | inferred | subsidiary |  |  |
| Anthropic | operator | inferred | private |  |  |
| Mistral | operator | inferred | private |  |  |
| xAI | operator | inferred | private |  |  |

Confidence tags: disclosed = company/filing statement; reported = trade press or partner list; inferred = taxonomy lead.