Rather than reducing concentrated market power through “disruption” or “creative destruction,” technological innovation historically has only added to the problem, by awarding monopolies to just one or a few dominant firms. And market forces offer no remedy to the problem; only public policy can provide that.
shows that technological change leads not to disruption, but to deeper, more enduring forms of market power.
The passing of America’s preeminent foreign-policy thinker and practitioner marks the end of an era. Throughout his long and extraordinarily influential career, Henry Kissinger built a legacy that Americans would be wise to heed in this new era of great-power politics and global disarray.
reviews the life and career of America’s preeminent foreign-policy scholar-practitioner.
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发自日内瓦—最近几个月人工智能的发展速度大幅加速,一大批专业活动和创作过程都被ChatGPT和Midjourney等生成式人工智能系统迅速改变,而以某些可以将风险最小化和利益最大化的方式指导这一强大技术发展的机会之窗则在快速关闭。
基于人工智能的能力存在于一个(相邻两者相似但首端与末尾截然不同的)连续体中,而GPT-4(ChatGPT的最新版本)这类生成式人工智能系统则属于其中最为先进的类别。鉴于这类系统在拥有最宏大前景的同时也可能构筑最危险的陷阱,它们值得公共和私人利益相关者给予特别关注。
几乎所有技术进步都会对社会产生正负两面的影响。它们一方面促进了经济生产力和收入增长,扩大了信息和通信技术的获取渠道,延长了人类寿命并改善了整体福利,另一方面又导致工人失去工作岗位、工资水平停滞不前、不平等状况加剧,资源日益集中在某些个人和企业手里。
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