There are numerous predictions about how the growing list of generative AI models will change the way we work and live, giving us instant advice on everything from financial investments to where to spend your next vacation.
For economists, however, the most important question surrounding our obsession with AI is how this fledgling technology will (or will not) boost overall productivity, and if so, how long it will take. Can the technology lead to renewed prosperity after years of stagnant economic growth? Read the full story.
—David Rotman
Fighting for a future after the climate crisis
In the face of climate change and the species extinction crisis, the question is often asked: “How can we have hope?”
But perhaps hope is the wrong emotion to focus on. Instead, we need shock and awe at the majesty and fragility of nature, humility at the tremendous changes our species has set in motion – a painful realization of impending danger. Read the full story.
—Lydia Millet
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