Global investment in artificial intelligence surged past $90 billion in early 2024, with projections continuing upward despite widespread uncertainty about economic returns, labor impacts, and social …
The International Monetary Fund warns that the artificial intelligence boom will create unequal economic outcomes, benefiting only economies tied to AI supply chains while leaving much of the world fa…
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva revealed at Davos that the fund's translator count dropped from 200 to 50 due to AI, citing it as evidence of broader job transformation. A 2024 Society of A…
The International Monetary Fund cut its 2026 global growth forecast to 3%, citing the energy shock from the US-Israel war on Iran, though AI-driven demand partly offset the slowdown. The IMF warned of…
The International Monetary Fund projects global GDP growth at 3% for 2026, down from 3.5% in 2025, citing energy price shocks from the Iran conflict. However, a surge in US-led artificial intelligence…
The International Monetary Fund downgraded its global growth forecast to 3% for 2026, citing the energy shock from the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, but noted that booming investme…
The International Monetary Fund downgraded its 2026 global growth forecast to 3%, citing the Iran war's energy shock, but noted that AI investment is partially offsetting the damage. The IMF expects o…
The International Monetary Fund raised its 2025 growth forecast for South Korea to 2.6%, the largest upgrade among 30 major economies, citing strong semiconductor and AI-related exports. The IMF's Jul…
The International Monetary Fund lowered its 2026 global growth forecast to 3.0%, citing risks from the Middle East war, trade fragmentation, and AI market corrections. Growth is expected to rebound to…
The International Monetary Fund downgraded its global growth forecast to 3% for 2026, citing the energy shock from the Iran war, but noted that AI investment is partially offsetting the impact. The U.…
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper warned that governments risk an 'AI Hiroshima' if they fail to establish global agreements on AI safety, comparing the challenge to nuclear safety efforts after Worl…
The International Monetary Fund warns that the massive debt financing AI infrastructure poses a greater economic threat than an AI bubble, noting that 60% of planned data centers have not broken groun…
Visa forecasts 2.6% global economic growth in 2026, citing a surge in business investment in artificial intelligence and clean energy, along with digital commerce helping to contain inflation, as cons…
Global AI revenue outside China reached $25 billion in Q1 2026, surpassing the estimated $21 billion in annualized depreciation costs for chips and data centers for the second straight quarter, accord…
Coefficient has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for global health and wellbeing projects that account for the potential impacts of transformative AI, funding research, policy development, and imp…
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attended expanded G7 sessions in Evian, France, on June 17, 2026, to discuss global economic imbalances and artificial intelligence, Yonhap News Agency reports. Le…
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will attend expanded G7 summit sessions in France to discuss global economic imbalances and AI emergence, emphasizing coordinated responses to shared challenges an…
The combined market capitalization of the ten largest US-listed companies has reached approximately $25.3 trillion, surpassing China's nominal GDP of $20.85 trillion. Led by Nvidia, Apple, and Alphabe…
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned Wednesday that advanced AI models like Anthropic's Mythos "can be used to destroy the financial system" if weaponized by malic…
SpaceX began trading on Nasdaq on June 12 at $135 per share in one of the most anticipated and controversial public offerings in history. The IPO allows the public to buy shares of the combined rocket…