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Why automation and repressiongo hand in hand

Wealth inequality is becoming extreme. Political corruption is rampant in the United States. So will the response to AI and automation be redistribution or repression?

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Gareth Hutchens25 Aug 2026, 07:18 pmUpdated 4h ago1 min readAsiaAustralia

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Why automation and repression go hand in hand

Wealth inequality is becoming extreme. Political corruption is rampant in the United States. So will the response to AI and automation be redistribution or repression?

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Source: ABC News Australia · Gareth Hutchens. Published 25 Aug 2026, 07:18 pm.

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