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Everyone involved, no one in charge

Talk of the risks of AI is everywhere. But who is responsible if something goes wrong? It is time for international oversight

By Gabriela Ramos

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Work and digitalisation

Tech’s own goal

The tech industry wants Americans to embrace AI. Its war on the government and its institutions may make that impossible

By Ngaire Woods

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Transparency is great, but have you tried real accountability?

Europe is right to require people to know when AI is involved. The next step is giving workers a meaningful way to challenge its decisions

By Gleb Tsipursky

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BrAIve new world

Artificial intelligence could unlock enormous wealth. The key question is whether it will be shared widely or remain concentrated in a few hands

By Philipp Mattheis

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Work and digitalisation

Less hype, more power?

In an age of AI anxiety, Europe’s obsession with rules may become a rare strategic advantage

By Lutz Frühbrodt

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God vs Google

If the Pope speaks more clearly than most governments on AI, politics has a problem

By Marc Frings

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The tech workers building AI are scared of it, too

Their grievances need to be heard — society’s ability to shape artificial intelligence may depend on it

By Kate Andrias

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Work and digitalisation

When care becomes capital

Without urgent safeguards, financialisation risks locking care systems into a race to the bottom

By Christy Hoffman

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Work and digitalisation

The battle for human attention

In the 21st century, power no longer lies only in territory, capital or technology. It lies in something far more elusive and finite

By Jacques Attali

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Work and digitalisation

The end of the Gulf model?

The war in the Middle East is exposing just how deeply the region’s economies rely on the systematic vulnerability of migrant workers

By Robin Frisch