U.S. GDP Growth Q1 1.6%
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2024, according to the “advance” estimate. In the fourth quarter of 2023, real GDP increased 3.4 percent. The increase in the first quarter primarily reflected increases in consumer spending and housing investment that were partly offset by […]
Artificial Intelligence Patents by Country
This infographic shows the number of AI-related patents granted each year from 2010 to 2022 (the latest data available). The figures come from the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), accessed via Stanford University’s 2024 AI Index Report. This data shows that China first overtook the U.S. in 2013. Since then, the country has seen […]
Top 10 Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturers
The top 10 EV battery manufacturers by total battery deployment (measured in megawatt-hours) in 2023. The data is from EV Volumes. Chinese Dominance Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) has swiftly risen in less than a decade to claim the title of the largest global battery group. The Chinese company now has a 34% share […]
The Mexican Spiral of Silence
Federico Reyes Heroles All human inventions are fallible. Even those that receive the most attention. Francis Bacon asserted that knowledge arises more readily from error than from confusion. The Hindenburg collapsed. The Titanic sank. For example, no matter how much research is done, no matter how much testing is done, drugs often have “side” consequences […]
Would it be possible for Artificial Intelligence to overpower Humans?
Image: Sumaid pal Singh Bakshi in collaboration with Unsplash+According to Yuval Hahari, it may not be in the immediate...
