A.I. Riches Fuel Economic Divide in Asia’s Chip Powerhouses - The New York Times
• South Korea and Taiwan are experiencing a massive economic boom driven by surging global demand for AI chips and record-breaking stock market gains. • While the semiconductor sector thrives, other parts of the domestic economies are lagging, creating a widening economic divide between chip giants and the general population. • This disparity highlights a critical vulnerability where national growth is overly dependent on a small cluster of high-tech companies.
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