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The end of an era for China's economy
Zhu Rongji's formula won't work anymore. But that doesn't mean Xi Jinping's will work either.
17 hrs ago • Noah Smith
23 low-regret recommendations for AI policy
A guest post by Tim Fist and Saif Khan, with Tao Burga, Arthur Tellis, Ben Schifman, Jonah Weinbaum, and Olivia Scharfman
Aug 14 • Tim Fist, Saif M. Khan, Tao Burga, Arthur Tellis, Ben Schifman, Jonah Weinbaum, and O.H. Scharfman
Roundup #86: Unintended consequences
The MAGA decline; The labor share decline; OPTs and American jobs; AI and Indian outsourcing; Drug users; AI and productivity; Botswana; Interracial…
Aug 12 • Noah Smith
The poverty of anti-tech thought
Some of my colleagues have been led into an intellectual cul-de-sac.
Aug 11 • Noah Smith
Should we "pace" AI self-improvement?
A guest post by Tim Fist and Saif Khan.
Aug 9 • Tim Fist and Saif M. Khan
Banning data centers would blow up the U.S. economy
There's one thing keeping us afloat right now, and people want to get rid of it.
Aug 8 • Noah Smith
Are the Democrats going to save us this time?
And if not, what do we do?
Aug 6 • Noah Smith
The end of the age of heroes
AI will soon be better at math than any human. What does that mean?
Aug 4 • Noah Smith
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