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.
坎布里奇—在新书《分身》(Doppelganger)中,左翼作家兼活动家娜奥米·克莱因(Naomi Klein)深入探讨了当今时代特有的离奇纠结——政治两极化、争议现实和无处不在的社交媒体。她在网络阴谋论和极右翼宣传的“镜像世界”中畅游,为我们所处的数字反乌托邦提供了独特的见解。
《分身》的标题暗指 娜奥米·沃尔夫(Naomi Wolf),这是一位女权主义作家变成的阴谋论者,常常被错认为是克莱因。在新冠大流行期间,沃尔夫成为反疫苗先锋,经常出现在极右翼平台上,声称公共卫生措施是恶毒的全球阴谋的一部分。通过将自己与沃尔夫的轨迹并置,克莱因展示了一种在她早期作品中不那么明显的自我意识,对她多年来培养的个人品牌提出了坦率的批判。
克莱因是不列颠哥伦比亚大学气候正义教授,一位令人羡慕的多产和成功的作家。她的畅销书涉及气候变化的威胁、金钱在美国政治中的过度作用以及美国前总统小布什入侵伊拉克的灾难性决定等问题,通常与她的以自由派为主的读者群产生共鸣。
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