While America’s AI industry arguably needed shaking up, the news of a Chinese startup beating Big Tech at its own game raises some difficult questions. Fortunately, if US tech leaders and policymakers can take the right lessons from DeepSeek's success, …

2 天之前 · SAN FRANCISCO – The release of the Chinese DeepSeek-R1 large language model, with its impressive capabilities and low development cost, shocked financial markets and led to claims of a “Sputnik moment” in artificial intelligence. But a powerful, innovative Chinese model achieving parity with US products should come as no surprise. It is the predictable result of a …

2 天之前 · The failure of national social contracts, combined with growing cynicism and disappointment over the international system’s perceived unfairness, has fueled the breakdown of the global order. Building a positive-sum framework requires new social contracts based on progress, security, and a sense ...

2 天之前 · Donald Trump’s shutdown of US foreign aid and withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and the World Health Organization will damage, perhaps irreparably, US influence in global forums. Far from making America great again, Trump is giving a giant boost to China’s claims to world leadership ...

4 天之前 · LONDON – In the final months of his term, former US President Joe Biden repeatedly warned of the growing threat to liberal democracies worldwide and the US-led framework that has underpinned global security, trade, and international cooperation since the 1940s. Donald Trump’s actions during the first two weeks of his second presidency, particularly his decision (now …

2 天之前 · Europe Found Its Values and Lost Its Way Thierry Monasse/Getty Images Europe Found Its Values and Lost Its Way. Feb 6, 2025 Jean-Pierre Landau warns that the EU’s focus on high-level principles is undermining its economic dynamism and global influence.. Will AI Kill Off Money? Getty Images/Anton Petrus Will AI Kill Off Money?

The world’s diplomatic, political, and economic divisions continue to harden – both between countries and within them. Whereas 2022 and 2023 featured a war of attrition in Ukraine, we have since entered a broader world of attrition, with zero-sum conflicts multiplying across the board.. Login to Look Inside Subscribe to View

2024年12月27日 · Every December, Project Syndicate commentators identify the most important political, economic, and policy trends to watch in the year ahead.At the start of 2024, PS contributors predicted a tumultuous and pivotal year for global democracy, shaped by elections, escalating conflicts, and the emergence of potentially disruptive technologies. As we head into …

2025年1月9日 · Minxin Pei. The reputation of China's longest-serving premier has fared far better than that of the Maoist regime he faithfully served. Zhou's political survival skills enabled him to survive many purges, and even to steer Mao away from potential disasters, but he could not escape the Chairman's cruelty, even at the end of his life.

Project Syndicate commentaries on the issues and trends shaping the 2024 US election.