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Uneven Adoption: Some countries or sectors will adopt robotic automation faster, leading to a rift in global competitiveness.
Economic Winners and Losers: The opportunity gap will intensify, rewarding early movers with disproportionate wealth and power.
The 2% Factor: Winners in the AI Age
While full automation is far on the horizon, the biggest economic gains—potentially in the hundreds of trillions—will flow to the "first movers."
Historical Parallel: During the rise of automobiles (1900–1992), early adopters like Ford amassed fortunes ahead of mass-market saturation.
Exponential Advantage: AI capabilities grow exponentially, while economic deployment scales linearly, giving early adopters a compounded advantage.