Prominent economist Steve Hanke has strongly dismissed predictions that artificial intelligence (AI) will eventually become free and universally accessible. He labelled the expectations of “free AI” a delusion driven by flawed economic thinking.

Steve Hanke said simple economics explains why companies "won't be firing everybody and replacing them with AI."

Prominent economist Steve Hanke has strongly dismissed predictions that artificial intelligence (AI) will eventually become free and universally accessible. He labelled the…