Excellent article Tomas ;)

"Unfortunately the Internet in general, and AI in particular, will usher in a new world of inequality."

Regarding the influence of the Internet, I think it will increase inequality within countries, but decrease inequality between countries, because the less wealthy countries will have the most to gain from being…

Yes, it would be a way of making the fight more manageable for them.

But:

- it would not eliminate internal competition, and might exacerbate it. See Texas vs. California in the USA, for example.

- What other bloc could emerge in the next 30 years to constitute the equivalent of a federal EU? Mercosur? Extremely doubtful. Who else?

Another very good article, Tomas. I agree with many of your proposals. However, as with the previous article on Asian Development, how do you reconcile this with your view that the nation-state as a relevant political, economic and cultural entity is in decline, and that its days are numbered?

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