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——随着2024年美国总统初选季拉开序幕,最有可能出现乔·拜登总统和唐纳德·特朗普之间再次最后对决的结果。从2020年的选举地图判断,拜登很有可能在选举中获胜。但美国政治局势不可预测,任何医疗、司法或经济方面的意外均有可能改变前景。因此,许多外国朋友一直在问我,如果特朗普重返白宫,美国外交政策将走上什么样的道路。
特朗普本人的不可预测性会使问题变得更为复杂。总统是他首次担任政治职务,而其背景最终转化为某种高度非传统的政治风格。作为一位成功的真人秀明星,意味着他总是竭尽全力吸引镜头的关注——经常发表比实际情况更加离谱的言论,并且打破传统的行为规则。
特朗普还凭直觉得知,尤其是在从未接受过大学教育的年长白人男性中,他可以通过谴责全球贸易的不均衡经济效应来煽动对于移民和文化变革的怨愤。随着民粹主义、保护主义和民族主义言论的不断涌现,他也为自己赢得了同样持续的媒体关注。
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