The problem with the new chatbots is not just that they are often stupid and naive; it is that they are not “stupid” or “naive” enough to pick up on the nuances, ironies, and revealing contradictions that constitute human culture and communication. Worse, by relying on them, we risk succumbing to the same obtuseness.
fears that the rise of powerful chatbots will spell the death of irony and nuance in human thought.
Following the latest banking crisis, monetary authorities should seriously consider how modern digital technologies could be used to avert such problems in the future. A central bank digital currency would both eliminate many barriers to financial transactions and end the risk of bank runs once and for all.
explains how central bank digital currencies would end bank runs and banks' excessive risk-taking.
剑桥 — 今年五一国际劳动节,世界各国纷纷将几年前还显得激进的政策提案提上了议事日程。譬如,高边际税率、财富税和单一支付方的医疗保健成为美国的主流观点。然而,除非政策制定者们把重点放在正确的事情上,否则将会浪费有意义的改革机会,导致更深层次的社会和政治分歧。
事实上,尽管需要进行的改革是激进和彻底的,它们并不符合当前的趋势。当务之急应当是创造的高薪就业机会,这个目标应该指导决策者处理技术,监管,税收,教育和社会计划等各方面的议题。有史以来,纯粹通过再分配实现共同繁荣的社会难以实现,繁荣来自于创造工资体面的工作岗位。好工作,而不是再分配,为人们提供了人生目标和意义。
要创造这样的就业机会,就必须把技术创新的方向指向增加对工人的需求上。好工作并不能从市场中自由生成。相反,它需要劳动力市场机构保护和授权工人,慷慨资助教育系统和设置有效的社会安全网。二战后这种制度架构为美国和其他发达经济体实现了40年强劲、包容的经济增长。
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