Many are predicting that we are nearing pinnacle AI, aka AGI or ASI. If we get there, can we back out of it? I take a close ...

The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database contains selected macroeconomic data series from the statistical appendix of the World Economic Outlook report, which presents the IMF staff's analysis and ...

Published Versions Cevat Giray Aksoy & Jose Maria Barrero & Nicholas Bloom & Steven J. Davis & Mathias Dolls & Pablo Zarate, 2022. "Working from Home Around the World," EconPol Forum, CESifo, vol. 23 ...

We’ve never had to deal with things more intelligent than ourselves before. And how many examples do you know of a more intelligent thing being controlled by a less intelligent thing?” Geoffrey Hinton ...

A majority of EU countries have backed changes to rules governing EU regional funds, which allow countries to shift unspent cash to other priorities. The decision, taken by EU ambassadors yesterday, ...

The annual economic forum in St. Petersburg used to yield multibillion-dollar deals and feature performances by global music stars. With the war in Ukraine still raging, the mood has shifted.

The World Bank Group has released the eighth edition of its Mauritania Economic Update, highlighting the Mauritanian government’s continued efforts to preserve macroeconomic stability and strengthen ...

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Nation/World Trump’s tax bill would widen deficits by $2.8T over a decade after factoring in economic impacts, CBO says By Fatima Hussein and Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Published: June 17, 2025 ...