My reading is coalescing around certain themes: technology, knowledge and beer. Amazingly there are more crossovers than you might first imagine. I’m enjoying Power and Progress by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson. The MIT economists craft a compelling argument about how technological advancement does not automatically lead to social progress. Instead it depends on theContinueContinue reading “This week’s reading pile”
Monthly Archives: June 2023
AI, UBI and political CBA
Like so many other people, I am fascinated by the recent rapid development in artificial intelligence, or more accurately, the emergence of AI’s recent developments into the public’s awareness. One of the frustrations that I’m sure many others share is the struggle of trying to keep up with the rapid pace of change, especially whenContinueContinue reading “AI, UBI and political CBA”
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