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The $15 Trillion Shock: What Governments Are Doing Before AGI Hits | Policy & Future AI Policy & Global Economics The $15 Trillion Shock: What Governments Are Doing Before AGI Hits A seismic economic disruption is already being planned for — in finance ministries, sovereign funds, and parliamentary back rooms you'll never hear about. February 2026  ·  12 min read  ·  Economics & Technology The race to Artificial General Intelligence is no longer purely a Silicon Valley obsession. Finance ministries, central banks, and parliamentary committees from Seoul to Riyadh are quietly — and urgently — recalibrating their economic frameworks. Not for AI assistants. Not for chatbots. For something fundamentally different: a machine that can do cognitive work across every domain . The stakes are unlike anything since the industrial revolution. When AGI-level systems can perform the work of lawyers, radiolo...

Governments worldwide are beginning to prepare for the economic impact of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). This article explores policy trends, institutional responses, and what AGI could mean for markets, labor, and global competitiveness.  Introduction Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is no longer a distant theoretical concept. While current AI systems excel in narrow tasks, governments around the world are increasingly preparing for the possibility of machines that can perform a wide range of intellectual work at or beyond human level. This shift is not merely technological—it is economic. AGI has the potential to reshape productivity, labor markets, national competitiveness, and even fiscal policy. As a result, policymakers, central banks, and regulatory agencies are quietly developing strategies to manage what could become the largest economic transition since the Industrial Revolution. 1. Why AGI Is Becoming an Economic Policy Issue Historically, technological...