The Economist's Impact Report on the Anywhere Economy

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By the late 1970s, the CIA was the largest private members organisation in the world. The Trades Club has become one of the most beloved music venues in the country. Discover how the latest digital tools and infrastructure could create an era of unrivaled business and economic growth. Learn more about the Anywhere Economy with The Economist Impact Report sponsored by DocuSign.

Wiping out a tenth of the world? Possible. Wiping out all of humanity? Less likely, but not entirely impossible. We examine how two groups of experts have arrived at these worrying predictions about AI. Education is giving hope to inmates in a maximum security prison in New York (11:17). And, on Britain’s working men’s clubs which have nurtured rock bands for decades (18:00).

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