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  1. acemoglu83_Anna BarclayGetty Images_deepseek Anna Barclay/Getty Images
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    A Sputnik Moment for AI?

    Daron Acemoglu

    While America’s AI industry arguably needed shaking up, the news of a Chinese startup beating Big Tech at its own game raises some difficult questions. Fortunately, if US tech leaders and policymakers can take the right lessons from DeepSeek's success, we could all end up better for it.

     considers what an apparent Chinese breakthrough means for the US tech industry, and innovation more broadly.
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    Mitigating AI’s Climate Costs

    Sherif Elsayed-Ali proposes ways to realize the technology’s potential while mitigating its massive carbon footprint.
  3. bhide11_Anthony KwanGettyImages_deepseek Anthony Kwan/Getty Images
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    Is DeepSeek Really a Threat?

    Amar Bhidé explains what a purported Chinese AI breakthrough does and does not mean for the industry.
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    Three Reasons Why AI’s Momentum Could Stall in 2025

    Dambisa Moyo identifies three negative trends that could stifle innovation and slow the pace of technological progress.
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    What AI Means for Growth and Jobs

    Philippe Aghion, et al. think the technology has great potential to boost productivity without harming employment.
  6. duranton1_Benoit DoppagneGettyImages_eu_industry_engagement Benoit Doppagne/Getty Images
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    Europe’s CEOs Must Speak Up on AI Regulation

    Sylvain Duranton & Kirsten Rulf worry that the drafting of legal frameworks is being left to just a few players.
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    Our AI Near-Future

    Charles Ferguson offers a brief roadmap of how the technology will evolve and be deployed over the next few years.
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    AI Has Not Yet Destroyed Democracy

    Sergei Guriev notes that the technology had little to no bearing on the many elections held around the world in 2024.
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    We Need Energy for AI, and AI for Energy

    Eric Schmidt explains what the United States must do to secure the power the next technological revolution will require.

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  1. parke2_Odd AndersenGettyImages_nihon_hidankyo_nobel Odd Andersen/Getty Images
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    The Case for Abolishing Nuclear Weapons

    Melissa Parke calls for eliminating arsenals to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  2. acemoglu83_Anna BarclayGetty Images_deepseek Anna Barclay/Getty Images
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    A Sputnik Moment for AI?

    Daron Acemoglu

    While America’s AI industry arguably needed shaking up, the news of a Chinese startup beating Big Tech at its own game raises some difficult questions. Fortunately, if US tech leaders and policymakers can take the right lessons from DeepSeek's success, we could all end up better for it.

     considers what an apparent Chinese breakthrough means for the US tech industry, and innovation more broadly.
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    Danish Media’s United Stand Against Big Tech

    Karen Rønde urges all publishers to bargain collectively to secure the fair compensation quality journalism requires.
  4. ito44_ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDSAFP via Getty Images_IwayaRubio Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
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    East Asia Braces for Trump 2.0

    Takatoshi Ito warns America’s key regional allies to be prepared to make concessions to the new US administration.
  5. franks1_Tafadzwa UfumeliGettyImages_zimbabwe_lithium_mine Tafadzwa Ufumeli/Getty Images
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    Africa Needs Mineral Security, Too

    Daniel M. Franks & Rüya Perincek highlight the necessity of building local value chains tailored to the continent’s economic realities.
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    Mitigating AI’s Climate Costs

    Sherif Elsayed-Ali proposes ways to realize the technology’s potential while mitigating its massive carbon footprint.
  7. naim2_CHANDAN KHANNAAFP via Getty Images_USvenezuela Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images
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    What Does Trump 2.0 Mean for Venezuela?

    Moisés Naím thinks the Maduro regime’s fate – and the country’s future – will be largely shaped by US policymakers.
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    Does Globalization Have a Future?

    Joseph S. Nye, Jr.

    While "globalization" typically conjures images of long-distance trade and migration, the concept also encompasses health, the climate, and other forms of international interdependence. The perverse irony is that an anti-globalist America may end up limiting the beneficial forms while amplifying the harmful ones.

     worries that we will end up with only harmful long-distance dependencies, rather than beneficial ones.
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    Germany Needs an Economy that Works for Young People

    Dalia Marin urges the next government to make social mobility and equal opportunity a top priority.

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