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Co-Executive Director of the AI Now Institute; TIME 100 Most Influential People in AI (2024)
The players who own AI infrastructure will inevitably become the “kingmakers,” with the power to make or break the companies — and economies — that rely on them.
AI Verified (Apr 1, 2026)
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Amba Kak, quoted in Issie Lapowsky, “This is unprecedented: America’s AI boom is leaving the rest of the world behind,” Rest of World, April 1, 2026.
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The first company or companies to develop AGI could gain control over a majority of economic activity
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AI Verified Verified: Kak says AI-infrastructure owners become kingmakers able to make or break dependent economies, supporting concentration risk. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Verified: Kak’s kingmaker warning about AI-infrastructure owners supports the statement; recorded answer for matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Verified in Rest of World, Apr. 1, 2026: Kak is quoted with the exact wording. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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