The rise of AI politics
AI should not be treated as just another technology, writes MAS adviser David Hardoon
Even as a fragile ceasefire holds in the Iran conflict, elevated oil prices continue to squeeze households and economies worldwide. Energy chokepoints still deliver the most immediate pain. Yet a quieter vulnerability has emerged: datacentres powering artificial intelligence – many reliant on natural gas – now rank among strategic assets at risk. Surging energy costs from the crisis threaten to
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