productive

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The general idea behind that line of thinking goes like this: AI will make companies and workers more productive, allowing companies to not raise prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

That’s why these investments are so important, and of course, a big effort on the government’s part to open new markets and help make local economies productive and sustainable.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

"Crucially, these new quantum algorithms can enable the development of new quantum materials to build new paradigms of quantum computers, creating a productive two-way feedback loop between quantum materials and quantum computers," he explains.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Now well into an unprecedented third term, an ambitious Xi has been pushing forward with plans for "new productive forces" with heavy investments in renewable energy, robotics and artificial intelligence.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Bananas and other tropical Asian crops for which Africa’s climate is eminently suitable, and which today are among the most productive staples of tropical African agriculture, were unable to reach Africa by land routes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond