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S. Alex Yang

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S. Alex Yang is Professor of Management Science and Operations at London Business School.

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  1. America’s Tech Blind Spot
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    America’s Tech Blind Spot

    Dec 2, 2024 S. Alex Yang & Angela Huyue Zhang worry that in its bid to outcompete China, the US risks stifling its own potential for innovation.

  2. The High Cost of GPT-4o
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    The High Cost of GPT-4o

    Jun 3, 2024 Angela Huyue Zhang & S. Alex Yang warn that OpenAI's new multimodal AI tool is designed to gobble up user data, much of which is copyrighted.

  3. The Case for Regulating Generative AI Through Common Law
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    The Case for Regulating Generative AI Through Common Law

    Feb 15, 2024 S. Alex Yang & Angela Huyue Zhang propose a regulatory framework that is both adaptable and tailored to specific contexts.

  4. No Easy Exit from Zero-COVID
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    No Easy Exit from Zero-COVID

    Nov 28, 2022 S. Alex Yang & Angela Huyue Zhang propose a strategy for loosening China's pandemic restrictions without triggering a nationwide health crisis.

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    Will the World Keep Buying US Treasuries?

    Paola Subacchi & Paul van den Noord foresee a gradual reduction in countries’ holdings of dollar-denominated debt, not a rapid sell-off.
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    Why China’s Marriage Crisis Matters

    Yi Fuxian examines the factors underlying a key cause of the country’s demographic crisis.
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    Israel Must Not Ignore the Anti-Hamas Protests in Gaza

    Konstanty Gebert

    Recent demonstrations in Gaza have pushed not only for an end to the war, but also for an end to Hamas's rule, thus echoing Israel's own stated objectives. Yet the Israeli government, consumed by its own internal politics, has barely acknowledged this unprecedentedly positive development.

     underscores the unprecedented nature of recent demonstrations in the war-ravaged enclave.
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    Donald Trump Is a Globalist

    Harold James shows that the MAGA movement is actually an unalloyed version of the idea that its leader claims to reject.
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    Getting Abundance Right

    Sandeep Vaheesan

    America's history is replete with episodes in which vigorous government action proved essential to achieving shared prosperity. With a lethal mutation of neoliberalism now destroying US state capacity, understanding what came before has never been more important.

     urges the creation of public utilities to accelerate decarbonization and improve living standards.
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    Two Models for Agentic AI

    Daron Acemoglu sees a technological crossroads ahead – and argues that one path should not be taken.
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    Developing Countries Need a New Strategy

    Rabah Arezki touts industrial policies that welcome multinational corporations' participation, but on fairer terms.
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    How the World Can Keep Trump 2.0 in Check

    Anne-Marie Slaughter outlines five steps that foreign entities should take to counteract the US president’s radical agenda.
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    How Trumpism Ends

    Chris Patten urges current and former policymakers to speak out against the US president’s reckless policies.

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