At the IMF/World Bank annual meeting, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark said rapid AI progress could boost US economic output by nearly 50% by 2030, urged international cooperation and strict rules, warned of AI research misuse and biosecurity risks, and noted Anthropic is preparing a November IPO at a valuation of up to $2 trillion.
At an IMF roundtable titled "AI and the Global Economy: From Risk to Opportunity," Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark compared rapid AI development to a brakeless F1 car at night, noted AI is less regulated than baby toys, and proposed a "test once, mutually recognized" cross-border regulatory framework. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, Addo co-founder Ayesha Khanna, and Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem also shared views on regulatory gaps, job mismatches, and skills training.
At the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok, U.S. Treasury Under Secretary Erin Browne said "Super Intelligence" (SI) more accurately describes the emerging technology than "AI." The U.S. directed federal agencies to adopt the term in September 2026, prioritizes promoting it, and seeks to include it in an IMFC consensus statement while leveraging its G20 presidency for broader international adoption.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said at the IMF-World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok that strong investment in AI infrastructure is keeping global growth around 3%, with Asian economies benefiting from supplying hardware. She said the AI investment boom could boost growth in advanced Asian economies by 0.5-1 percentage point and in emerging Asian economies by 0.2-0.8 percentage point. She compared AI to a slow-moving tsunami that will deeply affect jobs, growth, education and taxation, estimating that about 40% of jobs could be replaced, downgraded or eliminated.
At an event in Singapore on October 7, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said AI is becoming a core driver of countries' global economic standing, while also bringing growth pressures and financial stability risks. She noted that the AI investment boom, surging energy costs, and record public debt are dragging on growth, called AI infrastructure buildup inflationary, and warned that public debt will soon exceed 100% of GDP.