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Most AI value will come from broad automation, not from R & D
AI's biggest impact will come from broad labor automation—not R&D—driving economic growth through scale, not scientific breakthroughs.
Epoch AI is a research institute investigating key trends and questions that will shape the trajectory and governance of Artificial Intelligence.
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AI's biggest impact will come from broad labor automation—not R&D—driving economic growth through scale, not scientific breakthroughs.
Epoch AI is a research institute investigating key trends and questions that will shape the trajectory and governance of Artificial Intelligence.