Agenda (World Economic Forum)

1 week ago | weforum.org | Cathy Li

This round-up brings you key digital technology stories from the past fortnight. Top digital technology stories: Academics split on ethical use of AI for writing; UK-EU AI partnership; AI could soon be responsible for half of data centre power use. A Nature survey on whether researchers believe AI should be allowed to write science papers has found “contrasting views”, the publication has said.

1 week ago | weforum.org | John Letzing

Global military spending spiked last year, drawing comparisons to the Cold War era. Governments will almost certainly fund continued increases by ramping up borrowing, according to the World Economic Forum’s most recent Chief Economists Outlook. That comes amid warnings that public debt is already hitting troubling levels. The wisdom in of much of the buildup will therefore rely on spending that can propel broader-based growth.

1 week ago | weforum.org | Robin Pomeroy |Lukas Bester

On Radio Davos, Google’s Chief Economist Fabien Curto Millet explores the global impact of AI, energy demands, job disruption, and inequality. In the discussion, he offers insights into how we can prepare for an uncertain future shaped by transformative technologies. "Remember, I am sitting in the chocolate factory.

1 week ago | weforum.org | John Letzing

The ‘productivity-pay gap’ has been widening for decades. This disparity between rising output and sluggish wages may only grow further with the spreading use of artificial intelligence. ‘Increasing inequality’ was among the AI-related risks flagged in the World Economic Forum’s most recent Chief Economists Outlook. But thinking big picture could create and nurture new areas of (well paid) human expertise.

2 weeks ago | weforum.org | Alexis Crow

Partner, Chief Economist, PwCMany countries, companies and investors have pivoted towards services amid an uncertain global economic landscape and rise in protectionism. The rise in protectionism and trade restrictions has largely focused on goods, but is this shift into everything as a service the wisest path forward?