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Governments are betting riskily on the AI boom

The Economist leader discusses how governments around the world are making strategic bets on AI development and its economic consequences. The text raises potential dangers in this approach.

WHY IT MATTERS

Government AI policy has lasting consequences for innovation, employment, and economic management, and misjudgments could have significant repercussions.

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