Given strong odds that we will face another pandemic, the international community is rightly engaged in discussions about how to do better next time. But the latest United Nations agreement on the issue offers mere platitudes, rather than the kind of concrete measures needed to stay ahead of a new pathogen.
explains what governments need to do to demonstrate that they are taking the threat seriously.
While China was an early mover in regulating generative AI, it is also highly supportive of the technology and the companies developing it. Chinese AI firms might even have a competitive advantage over their American and European counterparts, which are facing strong regulatory headwinds and proliferating legal challenges.
thinks the rules governing generative artificial intelligence give domestic firms a competitive advantage.
伦敦—交战双方弃战,战争便结束。确保如此的最佳办法,有时也是破坏性最小的办法,是通过一场决定性战役产生无条件投降。约翰逊在本月英国大选中的压倒性胜利便是这样一场战役。反对党一败涂地,约翰逊现在拥有了大幅多数授予英国首相的无限权力。英国不成文宪法将制衡机制分配在其他国家机构中,议会多数所取得的绝对权威常常被称为“选出来的独裁”。
约翰逊的鲁莽名声意味着前景令人恐惧,但历史表明,选出来的独裁有一个重要的挽回机制。权力的集中意味着责任的集中。如今,议会反对派势单力薄,约翰逊需要面临更强大的反对者:经济和社会现实。现在,约翰逊需要调和他的众多互相矛盾的承诺和互不一致的政策——如果不让二加二等于五,他将承担个人责任。
英国脱欧将于2020年1月31日起生效,约翰逊所面临的最重要的挑战是谈判英国与欧盟的新关系。结果将决定约翰逊首相生涯的成败,而在选举结束后三天,这一进程有了一个糟糕的开端。约翰逊欲引入一部法律,排除将脱欧后过渡期延长到2020年12月之后的可能性。这意味着必须在12个月的截止期内完成谈判,这根本不可能。
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