Who gains in an AI-supercharged economy?
If AI transforms the economy as promised, the biggest rewards will shift from AI builders to AI users.
Philadelphia business analysts at Vanguard anticipate a 3% growth in the U.S. gross domestic product by 2027, a projection higher than most other experts. This forecast suggests a significant shift in the economic growth trajectory, rather than a modest improvement.
The forecast hinges on the belief that AI will shift from its current automation phase, where it replaces human tasks, to an augmentation phase, where it enhances workers' abilities. Eventually, AI could enable the creation of products, services, and industries previously unknown.
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