Is AI observable in the UK productivity statistics?
The effects of AI are starting to be visible in the UK productivity statistics with the rise of data centres, @thomasaubreycca.bsky.social argues. But given AI’s inexorable demand for electricity, to what extent is this sustainable?
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New research by @terzibus.bsky.social at the @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk 👇
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Last month, I had the immense privilege of interviewing Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social of the @bennettschool.cam.ac.uk, during her visit to @uocuniversitat.bsky.social to receive an Honorary Doctorate.
Full interview:
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Professor Coyle's acceptance speech:
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Echoing the recent Milburn Report, a new blog argues that tackling regional economic inactivity means not only improving skills support, but creating hundreds of thousands of quality jobs in the places where inactivity is highest, backed by targeted Inclusive Growth Areas.
Read: bit.ly/4xdBnnf
Is SpaceX the New East India Company?
@terzibus.bsky.social & Stefano Marcuzzi write for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social about their latest research comparing the space company SpaceX to the East India Company - the most powerful corporation in history... until now!
Read: bit.ly/43iqO4L
Featured in @thetimes.com today: new research led by @terzibus.bsky.social argues that SpaceX's hold over orbit is comparable to the East India Company's dominance of global maritime trade, and warns of unchecked corporate power in the space sector.
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Alessio Terzi & Stefano Marcuzzi consider lessons from the three-century era when corporate monopolies operated beyond the reach of sovereigns.
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Read the referenced research by Dr Turobov - What does AI sovereignty for the UK involve? ⬇️
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/blog/what-do...
Read the House of Commons committee report: ⬇️
publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5902/cm... 4/4
Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge
Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge
Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge
Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge
Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge
Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge
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In referencing the research, it says: "One UK-specific suggestion is for the government to ringfence a percentage, increasing over time, of non-defence AI procurement spend across the public sector for UK-owned and UK-based firms" (p41). 3/4
Is SpaceX the East India Company of low Earth orbit? 🚀⛵
SpaceX now launches around 75% of everything humanity sends into space.
Economist @terzibus.bsky.social argues that this dominance of a frontier market has a lot in common with colonial-era corporations 👇
https://bit.ly/4uXvRUt
Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge
Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge
