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A quarterly magazine featuring commentaries, interviews, predictions, book recommendations, and much more, all from the world’s leading thinkers. Scroll down to view the full archive.
Profit and Peril
“It is better to ask forgiveness than permission” has been the mantra of the digital revolution so far, and one should not expect that to change with artificial intelligence. For those already in a position to dominate this potentially groundbreaking sector, the opportunities are too enticing to miss.
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Saving Economics from the Economists
Saving Economics from the Economists
Clara Mattei & Aditya Singh trace the roots of the discipline’s indifference to social justice to early-twentieth-century Italy. -
A Big, Ominous Year for Democracy
A Big, Ominous Year for Democracy
Bronwen Maddox explains why the biggest election year in history comes at an inauspicious moment for popular governance. -
East Asia’s Evolving Regional Order
East Asia’s Evolving Regional Order
Andrew Yeo identifies the major political and economic trends that will shape key countries' near-term prospects. -
A Tax on Robots?
A Tax on Robots?
Yanis Varoufakis has an alternative to Bill Gates's suggestion for offsetting the social costs of automation. -
What Is AI’s Place in History?
What Is AI’s Place in History?
Carlota Perez explains how to think about the technology's significance, and why such contextual thinking matters. -
Navigating the AI Hype Cycle
Navigating the AI Hype Cycle
Aswath Damodaran explains how investors and business leaders should be thinking about the next big wave of innovation. -
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Big Tech, But Bigger
Big Tech, But Bigger
Margaret O'Mara explains how the AI boom will differ from the 1990s-2000s internet boom to which it is often compared. -
The Class Struggle in Silicon Valley
The Class Struggle in Silicon Valley
Cory Doctorow explains how monopolistic platforms have turned once-pampered tech workers into expendable proletarians. -
Should Workers Fear AI?
Should Workers Fear AI?
Christopher Pissarides explains why common concerns about looming technological unemployment and displacement are overblown. -
Governments Must Shape AI’s Future
Governments Must Shape AI’s Future
Mariana Mazzucato & Fausto Gernone urge policymakers to see themselves as proactive participants in technological innovation and market-making. -
How China Bungled Techno-Development
How China Bungled Techno-Development
Ya-Wen Lei shows why a historic economic opportunity is in the process of being missed. -
A New Engine for Human Learning and Growth
A New Engine for Human Learning and Growth
Shruti Rajagopalan explains what AI could do for India and many other countries in the Global South.
