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Tyler Cowen: A Dangerous Turn in AI Regulation
If the U.S. blocks AI companies from exporting their models, some countries may delay AI adoption, while others will lean toward China.
Tyler Cowen
Tyler Cowen: Is Mexico Safe Enough for the World Cup?
It has never fully unified over nearly two centuries, and it resists the pull of the U.S. That allows violence, poverty, and cultural variety.
Tyler Cowen
Tyler Cowen: Legal Weed Is a Mistake We Had to Make
I supported legalization, and I didn’t expect such widespread addiction. Yet it’s still better than asking the state to thwart popular demand.
Tyler Cowen
What Tyler Cowen Thinks About (Almost) Everything
In this rapid-fire discussion, polymath and Free Press contributor Tyler Cowen answers all of Coleman Hughes’s pressing questions.
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How to Lose the AI Arms Race
It’s tempting for the government to put brakes on AI development. Unfortunately, our enemies won’t.
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The Truth About Aliens Is Hiding in Plain Sight
Trump has ordered the release of the government’s alien files. We’re likely to get more questions, not answers.
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A Simple Test of What People Really Think About Immigration
If you want to see whether immigration is making cities better or worse, just look at property values.
Tyler Cowen
An AI Breakthrough That Will Go Down in History
If you think artificial intelligence has been advancing fast, just watch what happens as AIs start building their own code.
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Can AI Help Us Find God?
In the coming era, believers may turn to charismatic religious leaders—or to oracular machines.
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Tyler Cowen: ‘Buying’ Greenland Is Not an Option
Greenlanders will prosper under U.S. rule, but they need to be persuaded, not threatened.
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A Flashing Warning for the Economy
As the U.S. becomes a source of disorder, investors turn to silver and gold.
Tyler Cowen
The Debunking of Oliver Sacks
Stories that seem too good to be true are usually, well, too good to be true.
Tyler Cowen
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