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AI in the UK (House of Lords)
AI in the UK: ready, willing and able? published by the Authority of the House of L0rds (4/2018). "Our inquiry has concluded that the UK is in a strong position to be among the world leaders in the development of artificial intelligence during the twenty-first century. Britain contains leading AI companies, a dynamic academic research culture, a vigorous start-up ecosystem..."
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Digital Gamble (Gaspar & Verdier)
The digital gamble: New tecnology transforms fiscal policy by Vitor Gaspar and Gneviève Verdier published by IMF (4/2018). "...The world is becoming digital, and reliable, timely, and accurate information is available at the push of a button. Governments are following suit, using digital tools for tax and expenditure policy, public financial management, and public service delivery."
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Risks and Rewards (The Economist)
Risks and rewards: scenarios around the economic impact of machine learning published by The Economist (2017). "...Every new task that a machine learning algorithm - let alone an entire occupation - masters could mean a job lost. That doesn't mean a new job or entire occupation won't be created elsewhere because of it, but it raises important questions about the future of the labour market."
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Knowledge Ladder (Canuto)
Climbing a tall knowledge ladder by Otaviano Canuto published by EconoMonitor (5/2018). "...Cross-border technological diffusion has not only contributed to rising domestic productivity levels in advanced and emerging economies, but also facilitated a partial reshaping of the technological innovation landscape, with some recipients becoming new significant sources of research and development (R&D) and patents..."
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From Imitation to Innovation (Larson)
From imitation to innovation: How China became a tech syperpower by Christina Larson published by Wired (2/2018). "In the early 2000s, this corner of Zhongguancun - the area of northern Beijing now often referred to as China's Silicon Valley - was mostly famous for its sprawling electronics markets. There were several high-rise buildings, in which you could roam vast open floors connected by narrow escalators and packed with stalls selling everything from cameras to TVs, DVD players to toasters..."
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