Adversity sparks innovation

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The leader of the Pakistan Terrik in Sa'af party is unable to run for office but his party members are still dependent on him. Despite being in jail and unable to meet supporters, Khan has ingeniously started passing notes to his lawyers, who then pass them to his social media team to be turned into AI-generated speeches in his voice. This innovation has allowed Khan to deliver speeches to his supporters online, overcoming the challenge of his incarceration.

China’s national chip champions expect to make next-generation smartphone processors as early as this year, and Northern Ireland is trying to chart a path forward under a new, historic power-sharing agreement. Plus, a former Pakistan prime minister is barred from this week’s election but is using chatbots and social media to energise his party’s supporters.

**Please note that a segment in today’s episode contains audio that was produced by artificial intelligence.**

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The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Saffeya Ahmed, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.

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