Java developers are simultaneously abandoning Oracle’s distribution to cut costs while expanding their use of the language to support production-grade AI.

Rising Oracle Java licensing fees and the massive infrastructure requirements of AI workloads are driving the region’s businesses to migrate to OpenJDK distributions.

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Java is becoming more popular for building AI applications, with 62% of respondents in Azul’s just-released 2026 State of Java Survey and Report relying on Java for AI development. Last year’s report ...