Tag: Public Investment
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AI, Capital, and the Uneven Path of Innovation: A Structural View
AI-driven innovation is marked by a disparity between capital concentration in AI infrastructure and slower adoption across industries. Coordinated public investment is needed to ensure equitable distribution of AI’s benefits. Read more
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AI’s Uneven Impact on Developing Economies: Opportunities and Challenges
The World Bank’s optimistic view that AI could accelerate progress in developing economies is tempered by significant infrastructure and societal challenges. Strategic public investment is crucial to turn AI’s potential into reality. Read more
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Urban Heat Is a Market Failure That Trees Cannot Fix Alone
Remote sensing and machine learning have made urban heat mapping precise enough that Spokane can identify, to the degree, which neighborhoods are 14°F hotter than others. The technology that surfaces the problem has scaled. The public investment required to address it has not. Better measurement is not a substitute for redistribution. Read more
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The Surplus Divide: AI’s Uneven Economic Landscape
As AI transforms the economy, the concentration of profits among a few tech giants raises critical questions about who truly benefits from these advancements. While productivity increases, many workers, particularly in the gig economy, face job insecurity and stagnant wages, highlighting the pressing need for equitable redistribution. Read more
