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CX Daily: Governments Grapple With How to Tax AI

Published: Nov. 13, 2026  9:00 a.m.  GMT+8
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Analysis: Governments Grapple With How to Tax AI

Governments are facing growing pressure to rethink how they raise revenue as artificial intelligence threatens to erode the tax base built around human labor.

Proposals range from taxing robots and AI services to levying charges on computing power and the profits of technology companies. But policymakers have yet to reach a consensus, with critics warning that targeted taxes could discourage investment while proving difficult to enforce.

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