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AI compute is the new oil and needs a new market

Original: AI compute is the new oil–and needs a new market

The Economist argues that computing power for artificial intelligence has become a strategic resource comparable to oil, and that the world lacks a proper market for trading it. The piece contends that without new market structures, access to AI compute will remain concentrated in a few large technology firms, distorting prices and innovation.

Why now: Readers are debating how compute scarcity and concentration could reshape the AI economy.

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