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"Economists have been repeatedly dumbfounded by the resilience of the economy in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, wars, tariffs, inflation and sharply higher interest rates. A simple answer has provided a catchall explanation: the growth of artificial intelligence," the New York Times reports.

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"Economists have been repeatedly dumbfounded by the resilience of the economy in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, wars, tariffs, inflation and sharply higher interest rates.

A simple answer has provided a catchall explanation: the growth of artificial intelligence," the New York Times reports.

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"Economists have been repeatedly dumbfounded by the resilience of the economy in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, wars, tariffs, inflation and sharply higher interest rates. A simple answer has provided a catchall explanation: the growth of artificial intelligence," the New York Times reports.

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