Humanity has now developed AI algorithms capable of fully decoding a killer bug’s proteins and creating an effective antibiotic. Was there ever any doubt that conglomerates like Amazon would seize upon this opportunity to shrink workplaces along their supply chain where AI predicts a higher probability of unionization?
shows how an AI-driven biomedical breakthrough could rob workers of what little power they have left.
In a rapidly digitalizing world, central banks are staring down a future in which they may lack the tools necessary to manage crises, and in which they may no longer be able to protect their monetary sovereignty. They should recognize that digital currency is a source of institutional salvation.
thinks governments must embrace central bank digital currencies or risk a fundamental loss of control.
纽黑文—长期以来,领导人碰头峰会一直被描绘成外交皇冠上的明珠。这就是 人们对11 月 14 日美国总统拜登与中国国家主席习近平在 G20 年会前夕在巴厘岛举行的会议寄予的希望。
尽管两位总统在三小时会谈前握手时喜气洋洋,但巴厘岛峰会收效甚微。不出所料,双方都在耍嘴皮子。拜登“绝对”排除了一切新冷战的可能性,习近平强调要让美中关系重回正轨。双方在峰会后的宣告中强调老朋友之间坦率、直接和坦率讨论等陈词滥调。
但是,随着美中冲突在过去五年急剧升级——从贸易战到科技战,再到新冷战的早期小冲突——巴厘岛峰会明显缺乏行动。在峰会召开前的三个月里,双边关系进一步恶化——南希·佩洛西 (Nancy Pelosi) 访问台湾、国会通过 CHIPS 和科学法案(CHIPS and Science Act),以及拜登政府对向中国出口先进半导体的严厉制裁都凸显了这一点。美国对中国的强硬态度与中国日益强硬的顽固态度发生冲突。
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