IMF says AI investment is giving Thailand's technology supply chain a boost
· Source: thailand-business-news.com
In short
The IMF reports that a global surge in artificial intelligence investments is sustaining economic growth at around 3%, even amid an energy supply shock. AI infrastructure spending is generating a demand and investment boost for Asian economies manufacturing the underlying hardware, including Thailand, with AI potentially adding 0.2–0.8 percentage points to growth in emerging Asian economies. The IMF warns that AI could augment, downgrade or eliminate 40% of jobs, creating a two-part policy challenge for Thailand to capture exports and investment gains while broadening domestic technology adoption.
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