AI: Igniting the Spark to End Stagnation
AI: Igniting the Spark to End Stagnation 15 February 2026 · 6 min Much of the West has been economically stagnant. Countries like Canada have failed to improve their productivity and standard of living as of late. In Canada, there has been no progress in Canadian living standards as measured by per-person GDP over the past five years.
- ▪AI: Igniting the Spark to End Stagnation 15 February 2026 · 6 min Much of the West has been economically stagnant.
- ▪Countries like Canada have failed to improve their productivity and standard of living as of late.
- ▪In Canada, there has been no progress in Canadian living standards as measured by per-person GDP over the past five years.
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| Canonical URL | https://lemire.me/blog/2026/02/15/ai-igniting-the-spark-to-end-stagnation/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:02:03 +0000 |
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AI: Igniting the Spark to End Stagnation 15 February 2026 · 6 min Much of the West has been economically stagnant. Countries like Canada have failed to improve their productivity and standard of living as of late. In Canada, there has been no progress in Canadian living standards as measured by per-person GDP over the past five years. It is hard to overstate how anomalous this is: the USSR collapsed in part because it could only sustain a growth rate of about 1%, far below what the West was capable of. Canada is more stagnant than the USSR. Late in 2022, some of us got access to a technical breakthrough: AI. In three years, it has become part of our lives. Nearly all students use AI to do research or write essays.
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