Global Economy Report

It’s a pretty popular question these days. The tech industry is talking about slowing down the rapid development of AI. I’m sure you want to hear something like yes or no, so I decided to start with that this time: my answer is yes. Everyone’s happy right now? Well, it’s not just yes, of course, […] The post Should We Be Worried About the Advancement of AI? appeared first on Global Economy Report.

A new lunar AI model could help scientists decide where to look for water ice on the Moon. NASA and IBM released the open-source tool on September 10, making it available for researchers studying the lunar surface. The system brings together observations from different instruments and at different resolutions. That allows scientists to examine relationships […] The post NASA and IBM Release Lunar AI Model to Help Find Hidden Ice appeared first on Global Economy Report.

Germany’s possible withdrawal from the euro and the Schengen Area has returned to political debate. But Berlin is not preparing to abandon either system. The proposal comes from the far-right Alternative for Germany, which says it would pursue both policies if it entered government. The discussion followed comments by AfD co-leader Alice Weidel during a […] The post Could Germany Really Leave the Euro and Schengen? Inside the AfD’s Plan appeared first on Global Economy Report.

The Economist has delivered an unusually harsh assessment of Daron Acemoglu, questioning whether the enormous influence of the Nobel laureate’s ideas is fully justified. Its criticism extends to artificial intelligence, where Acemoglu has become one of the most prominent advocates of directing the technology toward workers rather than simply using it to replace them. Criticism […] The post The Economist Is Asking the Wrong Question About Daron Acemoglu and AI appeared first on Global Economy Report.

Competition over the cost of artificial intelligence is intensifying as OpenAI and Anthropic lower the price of running powerful AI models, while Chinese developers such as DeepSeek and Moonshot AI continue to challenge Silicon Valley with significantly cheaper alternatives. The battle is increasingly moving beyond benchmark scores. For companies processing millions or billions of tokens, […] The post OpenAI and Anthropic Cut AI Costs as Chinese Rivals Intensify Price Pressure appeared first on Global Economy Report.