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AI must develop to boost productivity, serve society
If all those pushing AI want it to serve society, they should develop a serious, clear, evidence-based plan to ensure that the technology contributes to productivity growth where it is needed most. Otherwise, we all must ask what the current massive sums of investment are for
Jim O'Neill
26 Sep 2025
It has become all but impossible to ignore the breathless media coverage of artificial intelligence ( AI ). The technology’s accelerating progress is treated as an inevitability, a prospect that induces both excitement and existential fears about the future. Judging by the lofty stock market valuations of firms on the cutting edge of the industry, markets seem convinced that we have entered a technological revolution.
