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.
发自旧金山——近几十年来全球财富在低利率驱动的资产价格上涨下出现了飙升——至少在纸面上如此。但最近的金融部门动荡已经暴露出全球资产负债表仍然充满脆弱性。如今全世界的借贷和财富创造方式都可能发生根本性变化。
2000~2021年间的资产价格膨胀创造了约160万亿美元纸面财富。但在资产估值迅速增长的同时投资和增长仍然低迷。此外每1美元的投资还产生了1.9美元的债务。但最近世界经济遭遇了逆风:在2022年全球家庭损失了8万亿美元的财富。
现在唯一确定的就是异常高水平的不确定性。未来十年的经济、银行和投资形势很可能与过去二十年大不相同。但是未来可能的路径范围其实非常宽广。作为正在进行的全球资产负债表探索研究的一部分,麦肯锡全球研究院已经模拟了四种可能出现的情境。
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