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  "id": 15167456,
  "title": "Anthropic’s Clark says AI’s impact accelerating quickly and could vastly boost US GDP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/anthropics-clark-says-ais-impact-accelerating-quickly-and-could-15167456",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-17T09:18:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
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    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/economy-news/anthropics-clark-says-ais-impact-accelerating-quickly-and-could-vastly-boost-us-gdp-4955359"
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  "account": "Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark stated on Saturday that rapidly improving artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities will bring about rapid and far-reaching changes across all fields. Speaking at IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, Clark shared that his company's internal economic model predicts that AI could vastly expand US economic output to $44 trillion by 2030, significantly surpassing the current level of just over $30 trillion. Though the $44 trillion figure may seem \"very outlandish,\" Clark emphasized that AI's continuous advancements are leading to increased scientific discoveries. This potential for such a major economic expansion suggests that new industries and inventions would need to be created to power the growth, as per economic doctrine. Clark stressed the importance of international cooperation in establishing unusual and serious rules for this transformative technology.",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Anthropic's Clark says AI's impact accelerating quickly and could vastly boost US GDP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/anthropics-clark-says-ais-impact-accelerating-quickly-and-could",
        "published": "2026-10-17T09:14:49.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Anthropic's Clark says AI's impact accelerating quickly and could vastly boost US GDP",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/anthropics-clark-says-ais-impact-accelerating-quickly-and-could-15167672",
        "published": "2026-10-17T09:16:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Anthropic co-founder Clark projects U.S. GDP to hit $44T by 2030 thanks to AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/anthropic-co-founder-clark-projects-u-s-gdp-to-hit-44t-by-2030-thanks",
        "published": "2026-10-17T12:03:55.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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