Productivity Commission chief Danielle Wood is right to describe artificial intelligence as a “general-purpose technology” in the mold of electricity, the internal combustion engine, or the internet. Where she errs is in assuming that removing regulatory impediments alone will unlock its benefits for Australia. History shows that the diffusion of such technologies does not occur…

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