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Taiwan’s economy is booming thanks to AI. Not everyone sees the benefits
Key takeaways
- Taiwan is experiencing explosive GDP growth due to chip exports, but some Taiwanese feel left out.
- Taiwan is a semiconductor powerhouse, producing about 90 percent of the most advanced chips used to power leading AI models such as ChatGPT and Claude.
- Still, Li worries that the spoils of Taiwan’s AI windfall are not being shared equally.
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Taiwan is experiencing explosive GDP growth due to chip exports, but some Taiwanese feel left out.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo People stand on the street as they shop for food at Nanjichang Night Market in Taipei, Taiwan, May 17, 2026 [Ann Wang/Reuters]By Erin Hale Published On 27 May 202627 May 2026Taipei, Taiwan – For Li, an engineer at Taiwanese computer giant ASUS, the AI boom sweeping Taiwan has made it an exciting time to work in tech.
Taiwan is a semiconductor powerhouse, producing about 90 percent of the most advanced chips used to power leading AI models such as ChatGPT and Claude.
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