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ON SEPTEMBER 25, THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF)'S LATEST ANNUAL REPORT NOTED THAT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WAS EXPECTED TO BE AN IMPORTANT FORCE FOR GLOBAL PRODUCTIVITY AND INVESTMENT GROWTH, BUT COULD ALSO INCREASE LABOUR MARKET PRESSURES AND CREATE FINANCIAL RISKS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT AI-RELATED TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT IN 2025 CONTRIBUTED 0.5 PERCENTAGE POINTS TO GDP GROWTH IN THE UNITED STATES. THE RATE OF PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN THE UNITED STATES HAS ALSO ACCELERATED IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, PARTIALLY OR IN RELATION TO THE IMPACT OF THE INITIAL AI APPLICATION. ACCORDING TO SOME EXTERNAL ESTIMATES, THE SCALE OF AI INVESTMENT DRIVEN BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR GLOBALLY IN 2026 MAY BE SUDDEN..

On October 18th, Xinhua reported that yesterday, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, at the World Bank and IMF Annual Meeting in 2025 in Washington, stated that artificial intelligence (AI) was generating “unbelievable optimism” and was expected to contribute to global economic growth from 0.1% to 0.8%. Georgieva noted that AI did promise to increase productivity, but could also become a new source of widening disparities within and between countries. I don't know

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently stated in a report that it does not recommend imposing special taxes directly on generative AI, but countries need to adjust their tax systems in all aspects to target AI development and strike a balance between AI development and labor protection. The IMF believes that directly imposing special taxes on generative AI to mitigate the impact of this most disruptive "automation tool" on the labor market is not feasible in practice and will also hinder the development of social productivity. Economies need to expand tax policy adjustments for generative AI to the broader field of "automation investment." …