A Google software engineer claims that the Lamda chatbot is sentient. He is wrong: but the global conversation he has sparked is an important milestone, says Victor Hill.
The Tories will now rob temporarily rich Peter to appease permanently indigent Paul. Short-termism triumphs again. This is not the way to run fiscal policy, says Victor Hill.
Russia is weaponising hunger in a global hybrid war. We knew there might soon be famine in the developing world, but hunger could also strike closer to home, says Victor Hill.
The global economic outlook is dire. Victor Hill takes a look at how bad it will get in the UK and who is at fault
The trilemma is how to achieve energy security with sufficient, continuous capacity while eliminating CO2 emissions. The only way to achieve this is through advances in technology, says Victor Hill.
After the global supply chain crunch comes the food price crunch, adding to concerns about the cost of living crisis, says Victor Hill.
The French presidential election turned out much as expected, after all. But the hope and optimistic anticipation of 2017 is absent in 2022, says Victor Hill.
The engineering behind electric cars continues to improve. But there are still major questions about the efficacy of EVs, says Victor Hill.
Even if Russia’s war against Ukraine is swiftly concluded with a peace deal – which is unlikely – the world will not return to the status quo ante bellum. Russia will remain out of bounds and the West will have to extricate itself from China too, says Victor Hill.
There is a view that modern, monetary economics renders governments’ debt burdens irrelevant – at least in advanced economies. Yes and no, says Victor Hill.
