Balance effects of AI with profits tax and green levy, says IMF
by Dan Milmo Global technology editor from on (#6NJWD)
Governments should use fiscal policies to atone for technology-related carbon emissions, urges report
Governments faced with economic upheaval caused by artificial intelligence should consider fiscal policies including taxes on excess profits and a green levy to atone for AI-related carbon emissions, according to the International Monetary Fund.
The IMF said unlike previous technological breakthroughs such as the steam engine, generative AI - the term for computer systems such as ChatGPT that can produce convincing, human-like text, voices and images from simple prompts - can spread much faster" and advances in the technology are happening at breakneck speed".
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