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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is neither benefiting significantly from the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom nor well positioned to capture the productivity gains that wider adoption could bring, leaving the country at risk of falling behind in the AI revolution, London-based research firm Capital Economics said.

Gareth Leather, a senior Asia economist at Capital Economics, pointed to the country’s export performance as evidence that it is missing out on the AI-driven surge.

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