The China boom changed Rio TInto forever, and its CEO hopes the AI boom will do the same. But pinning your colours to an uncertain AI future isn’t without risk.

Geopolitical turmoil has stoked prices for copper and aluminium, driving Rio Tinto earnings and dividends to the highest level in years.

The China boom changed Rio TInto forever, and its CEO hopes the AI boom will do the same. But pinning your colours to an uncertain AI future isn’t without risk.