Budgets to empower women

By Rashida Dohad Published in Dawn on June 08, 2024 HOW much do governments in Pakistan spend to empower women? What are the trends in allocating and expending budgets for facilities and institutions that help women and girls get equal opportunities and live in dignity? Are there gaps in essential and strategic investments that can be plugged […]

Don’t Believe the AI Hype

By Daron Acemoglu Published in project syndicate on May 21, 2024 If you listen to tech industry leaders, business-sector forecasters, and much of the media, you may believe that recent advances in generative AI will soon bring extraordinary productivity benefits, revolutionizing life as we know it. Yet neither economic theory nor the data support such exuberant forecasts.[…]

Don’t Believe the AI Hype

By Daron Acemoglu Published in project syndicate on May 21, 2024 If you listen to tech industry leaders, business-sector forecasters, and much of the media, you may believe that recent advances in generative AI will soon bring extraordinary productivity benefits, revolutionizing life as we know it. Yet neither economic theory nor the data support such exuberant forecasts.[…]