Good morning. Some of you left spicy letters in my inbox after yesterday’s note about the tech-induced, election-tinged kerfuffle playing out at the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times. (That wasn’t you, Vinod, was it?)
So it’s a fine time, then, to highlight the results of a recent EY survey of senior tech types about the U.S. election. Three in four leaders believe the result will have a major impact on the tech industry’s ability “to stay ahead of global competition in the next two to four years,” particularly with regard to regulation of AI, data, and privacy.
One thing that won’t change? The leaders’ commitment to AI. Four in five say their company plans to increase such investments by 50% or more in the next year. Administrations may come and go, but AI is forever. For now, anyway. —Andrew Nusca
P.S. My editor wants you to know that the decorated pro football player Tom Brady will be speaking at Fortune Global Forum in NYC next month. (My family insists I follow that with: Go Birds.) Interested? Request an invitation here.
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