Artificial intelligence now beats some of the best human forecasters

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Article URL: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/09/16/artificial-intelligence-now-beats-some-of-the-best-human-forecasters Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49742021 Points: 46 # Comments: 32…

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  • Article URL: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/09/16/artificial-intelligence-now-beats-some-of-the-best-human-forecasters Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49742021 Points: 46 # Comments: 32…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:13:30 UTC.

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