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Category: Political Issues
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“The COVID-19 pandemic forced organizations to reimagine work in ways few had previously considered,” said “Remote-First Organizations: Practices that Drive Talent, Trust, and Performance,” a recently published report by the Institute for Global Responsibility (i4cp) in its Introduction. “What began as an emergency response has since become a long-term operating model for many. Remote and flexible…
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“Americans have grown sour on one of the longtime key ingredients of the American dream,” said a recent NBC News article. “Almost two-thirds of registered voters say that a four-year college degree isn’t worth the cost, according to a new NBC News poll, a dramatic decline over the last decade. Just 33% agree a four-year…
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“The proliferation of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked a global debate about its potential impact on the labor market,” said a recent article, “Canaries in the Coal Mine? Six Facts about the Recent Employment Effects of Artificial Intelligence,” by Stanford Digital Economy Lab (SDEL) Director Erik Brynjolfsson, Postdoctoral Fellow Bharat Chandar, and Research Scientist Ruyu Chen…
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A few weeks ago, The Economist published “The World Ahead 2026,” its 40th annual issue examining the trends and events likely to shape the coming year. Two years ago, the overriding message of “The World Ahead 2024” was the mind-boggling speed at which life was changing—from turmoil in the Middle East and economic uncertainty to…
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Given AI’s continuing advances, many observers argue that we’re entering a new technological revolution. But are we? To make sense of the moment we’re living through, it’s helpful to step back and look at the broader historical patterns that have shaped past waves of disruptive innovation. Few scholars have done more to illuminate these patterns…
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“In the expectation that artificial intelligence will be transformative, large American tech firms poured over $400bn into data centres and other necessary infrastructure during 2025; by one estimate, a staggering $7trn will be spent by the end of the decade,” wrote The Economist in its November 10 issue on “The World Ahead 2026.” “Yet revenues…
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“As artificial Intelligence (AI) reshapes culture, science, labor markets, and the aggregate economy, experts debate its value, risks, and how quickly it will integrate into everyday life,” noted “The Longitudinal Expert AI Panel,” a recently published report. “Leaders of AI companies forecast transformative AI systems that cure all diseases, replace whole classes of jobs, and…
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“AI capabilities have improved radically in recent years,” wrote economists Erik Brynjolfsson, Anton Korinek, and Ajay K. Agrawal in “A Research Agenda for the Economics of Transformative AI,” a recently published working paper. “Our institutions, organizations, skills, and economic models are struggling to keep pace. In this growing gap lie the greatest risks of the…
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“Will AI create a generation of non-thinkers?,” asked Bharat Chandar, — a postdoctoral researcher at the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, — in an essay published earlier this year in his Substack platform. In the essay, Chandar wrote about his concerns that a generation of students may not be able to develop the critical skills necessary…
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A new report, “The State of Sovereign AI: Exploring the Role of Open Source Projects and Global Collaboration in Global AI Strategy,” was recently published by Linux Foundation (LF) Research, LF AI & Data, and Futurewei Technologies. “The term ‘sovereign AI’ has been used to describe efforts aimed at developing AI capabilities with minimal reliance…