Was it ethical for business executives at tobacco companies to maximize profits at the expense of millions of deaths?
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Enchanting Industries with AI at Aix Economic Forum
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Pour ceux qui parlent français, voici un panel sur le thème Réenchanter les industries avec l'IA des Rencontres économiques d'Aix-en-Provence comprenant quelques réflexions de moi juste après la minute 8 ainsi qu'après.
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Economic Wealth Disparities: Why Nations Differ Economically
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It's an age-old question among economists: Why are some countries, states and cities so much wealthier than others?
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Steve Jurvetson insights on declining tech companies
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Great writing by @amcafee channeling great insights from @FutureJurvetson https://
geekway.substack.com/p/where-steve-
jurvetson-sees-dead-companies
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Lack of Real Competition Across Industries Harms Consumer Innovation
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This happens in a lot more industries than most consumers realize. It’s not real competition, which is what is needed to help consumers get a good deal and to spur innovation.
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Manufacturing Employment Surge in the US Explained
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What's the best explanation for the surge in manufacturing employment and investment in the US?
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Super-persuasive machines and influencer creation tools
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Before we get super-intelligent machines, we'll get super-persuasive machines. Which companies currently have the most effective tools for creating online influencers and social media campaigns?
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Improving Animal Treatment Through Technology and Ethics
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We could do better in the way we treat animals and I’m hopeful we will start doing that as well.
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Global poverty, AI, healthcare, and US economic indicators analysis
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Global poverty, global income and wealth, global health, AI and computer power, vaccines and healthcare more broadly, real wages in the United States, crime in the United States, wages of working class people in the United States, inflation in the United States, particulate
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Balancing Efficiency Innovation Fairness and Inequality Reduction
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I don't think a consideration of who benefits should be the only criterion either. But if you can increase efficiency, innovation and fairness, while reducing inequality, then that's something worth considering.