Taxing AI tokens would ruin India's future: A rebuttal to economic protectionism
taherdhanera · x · 2026-08-20
The author strongly opposes economist Raghuram Rajan's proposal to tax AI tokens to preserve jobs, arguing it reverses technological progress. The piece states that technology's purpose is to replace labor where AI is faster and cheaper. Unlike the US and China, which lead in frontier models and infrastructure, India is still building its position. Treating AI primarily as a threat rather than a productivity tool could be disastrous for India's future.
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