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Why India risks falling way behind in the AI race
News, Andy Mukherjee, Published on 03/07/2023
» India's tech industry is being less than bold in embracing artificial intelligence. It's hoping to create solutions for corporate clients by building on top of somebody else's investment in foundational technologies, hardly a strategy for pathbreaking success.
Fun attire for some, pain for others
News, Apichin Chitviriyakul, Published on 12/03/2023
» Netizens are divided over whether Chinese tourists should wear student uniforms. Some claim foreigners want to wear them like cosplay and they are just tourists trying to enjoy themselves.
Who will be AI's first billionaire?
News, Tyler Cowen, Published on 20/02/2023
» Great advances in technology often result in vast increases of wealth. So as the AI boom continues, one obvious question is who will profit -- and by how much. My view, which may be deflationary for entrepreneurs but good for consumers, is this: Relative to how much artificial intelligence changes the world, its early pioneers won't get especially rich.
China's economy rotting from the head
News, Daron Acemoglu, Published on 02/11/2022
» China highlights a long-debated question about economic development: Can a top-down autocracy outperform liberal market economies in terms of innovation and growth?
Are emerging markets ready for a financial crisis?
News, Satyajit Das, Published on 27/08/2018
» Over the past decade, a lot of capital has flowed into emerging markets thanks in part to excessive liquidity in advanced economies. This money has often found its way into risky or suspect investment structures. Should a crisis strike -- say, contagion from Turkey -- investors in these markets will be exposed to risks that they simply aren't prepared for.