Getting Ahead of AI's Economic Disruption
We bring together researchers, economists and decision-makers to develop bold policy responses — and ensure the benefits reach everyone, not just the few.
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We run scenario workshops that put economists, policymakers and civil society leaders inside plausible AI economic futures — stress-testing assumptions, surfacing blind spots, and building the shared understanding that serious preparation requires. We map the policy options available to governments and institutions through the Policy Atlas. And we ground everything in evidence of what people around the world actually want from AI's economic future.
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Windfall Trust
May 22, 2026
AI is minting new billionaires. The workers who make it possible are asking for something more modest — a share of the profits their labor helped generate.
The tentative deal this week between Samsung's union and management over a share of AI chip profits a broader global movement of workers demanding equitable distribution of record AI wealth…
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Windfall Trust
May 20, 2026
A strike at Samsung over AI profits has just been defused--but the underlying issue of who gains and who loses isn't going away.
There is a growing perception that "citizens should have a stake" in how AI reshapes societies, said Yolanda Lannquist, Windfall's global governance lead, in Nikkei Asia…
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Windfall Trust
May 15, 2026
The cover story on this week's The Economist asks a question we've been working on: what happens to global economies if AI advances as quickly as its boosters suggest?
Their answer is measured: there does not need to be a jobs apocalypse for a political crisis to happen…
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