CHATAM HOUSE, 2018: Artificial intelligence will shake up the economy in counter-intuitive ways. It may dramatically increase productivity and potentially even create jobs. But poor countries' development model may be clobbered.
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Kenn’s writing focuses on technology, primarily artificial intelligence and big data, as well as business, governance, economics and international relations.
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