If Labour wants to raise £bn's, it needs to do less. This is one example: cancelling this would save £1bn. Here, the UK plans to spend in a decade what e.g. Nvidia spend every two months in R&D. We have to be realistic about our prospects for success.

'The paradox of growth ... drives Susskind's book. His narration properly captures the astonishing triumph of these shifts, even as he considers their dangers.' -- so wonderful to see GROWTH: A RECKONING as a The New Yorker book of the week. newyorker.com/best-books-2024

¿Cuál es el futuro del trabajo en la era de la #IA ? Daniel Susskind compartió sus ideas durante #enlightED . Conoce más en este extracto de la charla 👇

NEW: How Moral Questions Impact Economic Growth with Daniel Susskind

In this episode of Big Ideas Book Club, Daniel Susskind and I discuss economic growth and the balancing act it requires.

We discuss what the different types of growth are, the moral questions you face, and how

Is economic inequality a bad thing?

Author Daniel Susskind explains how moral questions impact economic growth.

I loved this conversation between Bari Weiss and Jerry Seinfeld.

A great trip to Stanford HAI and Stanford Digital Economy Lab, to talk about growth and the future of work. Many thanks to Erik Brynjolfsson for hosting. For those interested, here is a recording of one of yesterday's talks:

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Daniel Susskind will be signing copies of his new book Growth: A Reckoning at our 'In Conversation' event on Wed 5th June. Grab a ticket now!
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The paradox of growth—that we suffer from both too much of it and too little of it—is the subject of a new book by an economist at King’s College London. nyer.cm/vF6OphK

It has been very interesting to hear John Tasioulas apply the thinking of Aristotle to these new problems over the last year or so. I encourage everyone to take a look at the below.

Today @ 12p PT / 3p ET:
Join us for a special Tuesday edition of our seminar series with Daniel Susskind of University of Oxford & King's College London.

Register for 'Growth: A History and a Reckoning.' A free, virtual event.

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Very chuffed to have this long, thoughtful review of GROWTH: A RECKONING in the The New Yorker this week. -- newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

Brilliant to see GROWTH: A RECKONING on this Financial Times list of books to read before the election, alongside some great company. -- ft.com/content/44df5b…

Aldous Huxley, 1923.

An interesting review of GROWTH: A RECKONING in nature. -- nature.com/articles/d4158…

For Oxford followers, this will be terrific.

'Timely and thought-provoking' -- a great review of GROWTH: A RECKONING in Financial Review this morning by Guy Debelle, former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia. afr.com/policy/economy…

ICYMI: Our Distinguished Resesrch Fellow Daron Acemoglu on “Redesigning AI” with comments from Daniel Susskind, Isabelle Ferreras, Carl Benedikt Frey, and Josh Ober.

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Looking forward to this next week. I'll be Stanford Digital Economy Lab in person, but you can sign up for the virtual stream below.

Wonderful opportunities below. Any students interested in gov't / politics / policy, do take a look.