New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is expected to accelerate globally over the next 12 months, with economists seeing productivity gains from the technology, even as concerns persist over the ability of data-centre investment to generate comparable employment, according to the World Economic Forum's September 2026 Chief Economists' Outlook.

As many as 97 per cent of surveyed chief economists expect AI adoption to increase over the next year, the highest level of consensus recorded on any issue in the survey, while 69 per cent expect AI to unlock meaningful productivity gains.

"Over the next 12 months, 97% of respondents expect AI adoption to increase, and 69% expect the technology to unlock meaningful productiv...