The OpenAI saga – in which founder and CEO Sam Altman was suddenly fired and then reinstated, together with a new governing board – may have been enthralling, but it was neither novel nor surprising. Historically, capital usually wins out when there are competing visions for the future of an innovative product or business model.
shows why OpenAI’s efforts to preserve its founding non-profit mission never stood any chance.
Climate change is expected to displace tens of millions of people by mid-century, especially in the Global South. By enhancing international cooperation, we could improve the lives and livelihoods of the displaced and develop sustainable solutions that enable affected communities to rebuild.
urge leaders to take a holistic approach to addressing the sharp increase in weather-related displacement.
Antara Haldar
advocates a radical rethink of development, explains what went right at the recent AI Safety Summit, highlights the economics discipline’s shortcomings, and more.
莫斯科——“和平缔造者是有福的,”拿撒勒的耶稣在山上圣训中告诉他的追随者,“因为他们将得到上帝之子的称号。”那些敢于结束残酷冲突的人是否如圣训所承诺的那样在天堂享受丰厚的回报不得而知。但显而易见的是,这里,在地球上,和平缔造者往往为自己的努力付出沉重的代价——而这种代价往往是生命。
这样的例子不胜枚举。1921年12月,爱尔兰脱离英国的独立斗争领袖迈克尔·柯林斯签署了备受争议的盎格鲁-爱尔兰条约,以国王乔治五世为国家元首的爱尔兰自由邦因此建立。血腥内战随后爆发,柯林斯遭暗杀,尽管亲条约势力最终获胜。
1977年11月——也就是赎罪日战争爆发4年后——埃及总统安瓦尔·萨达特成为第1位访问以色列的阿拉伯领导人,他在那里发表的演讲打破了所有人的预期。他告诉以色列立法者,“我今天带着满满的诚意来到你们这里,”“是为了塑造新生活和实现和平。”那次访问为1978年签署戴维营协议和接下来在1979年签署埃及以色列和平条约铺平了道路。但反以情绪依然强烈,而且在1981年,原教旨主义埃及军官在阅兵式上向萨达特开火,当场夺去了他的生命——但他所倡导的和平却得以幸存。
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