This Industrial Revolution Is Not Like the Last One: Bhaskar Chakravorti

Artificial intelligence is emerging as a powerful catalyst for the next industrial revolution. As nations race to strengthen industrial competitiveness, success will depend on combining AI adoption with strategic investments in talent, infrastructure, and policy.

This Industrial Revolution Is Not Like the Last One: Bhaskar Chakravorti

Artificial intelligence is emerging as a powerful catalyst for the next industrial revolution. As nations race to strengthen industrial competitiveness, success will depend on combining AI adoption with strategic investments in talent, infrastructure, and policy.

Dispatch from the Digital Planet: June 2026

Check out the latest research insights, analyst spotlights, and news from Digital Planet.

The short seller’s argument nobody on the coming mega IPO roadshow wants you to make: Bhaskar Chakravorti

Surrounding AI valuations and public offerings, it highlights the overlooked markets, infrastructure, and applications that could drive the next wave of digital transformation.

What a Fragmenting Digital Economy Means for Global Competition

As digital markets become increasingly fragmented by geopolitics, regulation, and technological competition, the analysis explores how businesses and nations can adapt to a rapidly evolving global economy.

The prophet of the ‘Wired Belt’ says capitalism is finally eating itself

AI disruption will hit the "Wired Belt" hardest. By funding AI, companies are hollowing out the workforce and consumer base they depend on, self-sabotaging US capitalism.

As an AI Scholar, I Am Now Putting a High Probability on an AI Doomsday: Bhaskar Chakravorti

Digital Planet Chair Bhaskar Chakravorti decodes the implications of these dynamics by drawing attention to historic crises that emerged because of a lack of purposeful direction and uncontrolled spending.

America’s coming revolt is in the ‘wired belt’

Will AI trigger the next Great Displacement? Bhaskar Chakravorti explores how "Wired Belt" knowledge workers in swing states could drive a massive political revolt as AI disrupts white-collar industries.

Will Wired Belts Become the New Rust Belts?

AI and the Emerging Geography of American Job Risk

Digital Economy For Inclusive Global Growth: Keynote by Bhaskar Chakravorti

At the NXT Summit, Bhaskar Chakravorti explains why shifting from ‘Big AI’ to targeted ‘Small AI’ is the ultimate key to driving inclusive global growth and solving real problems.

From Delhi to Bell Labs: The Game Theorist Who Decoded the World: Interview with Bhaskar Chakravorti

Digital Planet Chair Bhaskar Chakravorti sits down for a candid chat with the Indianness Podcast, recounting his academic journey, his learnings from global businesses and leaders, and, most importantly, the impact of Artificial Intelligence when it can be funnelled into solutions for every citizen.

Skilling and Education in AI: Keynote by Bhaskar Chakravorti

Bhaskar Chakravorti shares the stage at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 to discuss the future of AI literacy in India.

The “Burn-to-Earn” Index: The Global Digital Economy’s Economic and Environmental Impact and Tradeoffs
DIGITAL EVOLUTION INDEX 2025

From the Covid Shock to AI Surge: How 125 Digital Economies Around the World Are Evolving and Changing

Defeating Disinformation: Digital Platform Responsibility, Regulation and Content Moderation on the Global Technological Commons

Bhaskar Chakravorti and Joel P. Trachtman's seminal work granularly examines the complexities of balancing free speech against dangerous content on social media.

Getting Real About AI for the Bottom-of-the-Pyramid: Improving the Economic Outcomes of Smallholder Farmers in Africa

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Global Digital Inclusion: Progress to Parity Scorecard 2024

Global Digital Inclusion: Progress to Parity Scorecard 2024

The under-representation of women in high-paying STEM roles is a vexing issue that exposes a systemic inertia across the industry.

The Emerging Geography of AI: Introducing the Top-Ranked AI Nations (TRAIN) Scorecard

The Emerging Geography of AI: Introducing the Top-Ranked AI Nations (TRAIN) Scorecard

As the Global AI race intensifies, we mapped emerging AI leadership across data, rules, capital, and innovation.

Glass Ceilings, Broken Rungs, and Gummy Floors: Part 2

Glass Ceilings, Broken Rungs, and Gummy Floors: Part 2

Women remain under-represented in high-paying technical and decision-making roles in STEM professions – a scenario that exposes the Achilles’ heel of the entire technology industry.

Digital Evolution
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From the COVID Shock to the AI Surge: How 125 Digital Economies around the World are Evolving and Changing.

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“𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿. 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲”: Interview with Bhaskar Chakravorti

“𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿. 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲”: Interview with Bhaskar Chakravorti

Bhaskar Chakravorti explains how “small AI” differs from “big AI” and why accessible, affordable AI could help developing economies unlock new opportunities for inclusive growth and digital transformation.

Upskilling for workers cannot keep up with the speed of AI-driven disruption: Interview with Bhaskar Chakravorti

Upskilling for workers cannot keep up with the speed of AI-driven disruption: Interview with Bhaskar Chakravorti

AI is disrupting jobs at a pace that traditional upskilling programs cannot match. In this CNBC interview, Bhaskar Chakravorti explores why governments and businesses must rethink workforce development, social safety nets, and public policy to prepare for the rapid transformation…

This Industrial Revolution Is Not Like the Last One: Bhaskar Chakravorti

This Industrial Revolution Is Not Like the Last One: Bhaskar Chakravorti

Artificial intelligence is emerging as a powerful catalyst for the next industrial revolution. As nations race to strengthen industrial competitiveness, success will depend on combining AI adoption with strategic investments in talent, infrastructure, and policy.

The short seller’s argument nobody on the coming mega IPO roadshow wants you to make: Bhaskar Chakravorti

The short seller’s argument nobody on the coming mega IPO roadshow wants you to make: Bhaskar Chakravorti

Surrounding AI valuations and public offerings, it highlights the overlooked markets, infrastructure, and applications that could drive the next wave of digital transformation.

What a Fragmenting Digital Economy Means for Global Competition: Bhaskar Chakravorti

What a Fragmenting Digital Economy Means for Global Competition: Bhaskar Chakravorti

As digital markets become increasingly fragmented by geopolitics, regulation, and technological competition, the analysis explores how businesses and nations can adapt to a rapidly evolving global economy.

The prophet of the ‘Wired Belt’ says capitalism is finally eating itself: Bhaskar Chakravorti

The prophet of the ‘Wired Belt’ says capitalism is finally eating itself: Bhaskar Chakravorti

AI disruption will hit the "Wired Belt" hardest. By funding AI, companies are hollowing out the workforce and consumer base they depend on, self-sabotaging US capitalism.

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