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mirror life  \nHit lit:Hollywood's novel obsession  \nOCTOBER 3RD-9TH 2026  \nONE OFVACHERON CONSTANTINNOT MANY,  \nGENEVE  \nAl with abusiness CV  \nTrusted by 44,000+businesses  \nORACLE  \nNetSuite  \nDiscover now  \nContents  \nOn the cover  \nEffective altruism dominatesSilicon Valley.Its ethicaloptimisation is dangerous:leader,page g.How a philosophyconquered the world-and mightyet end it,page 53.In Africa Alfirms are becoming a new donorclass,page 43  \nTime to overhaul tax Big  \ntrouble looms for tax systems.Governments are not ready:leader,page 10.How Al couldworsen the rich world's fiscalsqueeze,page 63.Britain's taxesare strewn with loopholes andperverse incentives,page 49  \nTwo cheers for China's “six  \nnetworks”A vast infrastructurescheme promises to help Chinaand the world.But it must do evenmore to lift consumption:leader,page 11,and briefing,page 16  \nThe nightmare of mirror life  \nIt may soon be possible to createorganisms that rely on a mirrorimage of natural biochemistry.That is scary,page 70.Regulatorsmust act while they still can:leader,page 12  \nHit lit:Hollywood's novel  \nobsession Today's new films and  \ntelevision shows have started to  \nlook like a highbrow reading list,  \npage 74  \n→Download The Economist'sapp for articles,podcasts,videos and more,publishedthroughout the week.  \n7 A summary of politicaland business news  \nLeaders  \n9 Ethics and AI  \nThe century's biggest idea10 Tax reformA hurricane is coming11 Trump and Kim Jong UnMatch,meet fuse11 China's economySix huge networks12 Mirror lifeDeadly reflections  \nLetters  \n13 On Brazil's finances,AIsolving maths equations,money in British politics,trucking to Iran,corporate videos  \n14 Alexander Heffnerargues that mayors areauthoritarians'Achilles'heel  \n16 China's economyThe massive six-networksinfrastructure scheme  \nSchumpeter A weird andwonderful financialrevolution is taking placein America,page 62  \n19 The Supreme Court'snext test  \n20 Soaring health-care costs21 The changing drug war22 Florida's bonkers tax plan23 Winning Christian voters24 Lexington A freed press  \n27 The migration machine28 Mexico's museum spat30 The Latinobarómetro poll  \nAsia  \n31 North Korea's nukes32 India's election rows33 Power problems inVietnam  \n34 Japan's matcha boom34 Tourists v dragons  \nChina  \n35 China-US hotlines36 Showing off skills37 Students in the West38 Chaguan Old holidays,with risks  \nMiddle East &Africa  \n39 AI and Israel's election40 Iran's grip on Hormuz41 Promises for Gaza42 Cynical Nigerians43 Aid and AI  \n5  \nContents  \nEurope  \nFinance &economics  \n63 AI and taxes65 AI meets a crypto scam67 Financial astrology67 The economics of graft68 Buttonwood Investingfor babies  \n44 Why MAGA hates Europe45 France loses the bondmarket  \n46 Ukraine's red October47 Sanctions on Ireland47 Finnish nuke bin48 Charlemagne EU budgetbunfight  \n69 Free Exchange Foreignassets  \nBritain  \nScience &technology  \n70 Mirror life71 Alternatives to 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