---
format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1"
id: "3eb4677af8c6f51e776c8963518e5a51d1e6ae697302777a940c480763942cf6"
canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/3eb4677a?lang=en"
title: "Survey of 94 economists: 54% expect AI's gains to spread across the G20 over the next decade, not just the US and China; 32 see African countries falling behind (Financial Times)"
lang: "en"
requested_lang: "en"
available_langs: ["en","vi"]
translation_fallback: null
fallback_fields: []
published_at: "2026-10-19T05:45:01.000Z"
category: "Research"
topics: ["china"]
source_urls: ["https://www.techmeme.com/261019/p4"]
summary: "A Financial Times survey of 94 economists found that 54% expect AI's gains to spread across the G20 over the next decade rather than being limited to the US and China, while 32 see African countries falling behind."
---

# Survey of 94 economists: 54% expect AI's gains to spread across the G20 over the next decade, not just the US and China; 32 see African countries falling behind \(Financial Times\)

> [Open the canonical story](<https://aidr.today/3eb4677a?lang=en>)

**Published:** 2026-10-19T05:45:01.000Z
**Category:** Research
**Topics:** china

## Summary

A Financial Times survey of 94 economists found that 54% expect AI's gains to spread across the G20 over the next decade rather than being limited to the US and China, while 32 see African countries falling behind\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261019/p4>)