Profiles

Why do yield-curve inversions so often suggest a recession is on the horizon? Understanding malinvestment and bubble economics can help.

Kai-Fu Lee’s new book AI Superpowers offers many insights into the development of of AI, but too much of the book is spent chasing economic phantoms.

Francsico García Paramés notes that economists who focus on near-term forecasting are generally useless to investors. But principles of Austrian economists — and a long-term view in general — can provide insights outside the mainstream.

The risk of abusing human rights through AI technologies becomes greater the more AI research is funded or directed by government agencies.