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Will I Work For AI, Or Will AI Work For Me?

This Special Report is a timely reprise of a speech that I gave at the London School of Economics on our understanding and misunderstanding of generative AI. In neurological terms, generative AI has a ‘super-neocortex’ which means that it can thrash humans in abstract thinking, or IQ. But crucially, generative AI does not have a ‘limbic system’ which means that it will lag well behind humans in emotional intelligence, or EQ. I hope you find the speech insightful and provocative, especially on how we might have completely misunderstood human intelligence and super-intelligence, and the economic and societal implications for the coming decade.

Counterpoint by Dhaval Joshi
European Bond Strategy Ahead Of A Critical ECB Meeting

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Strong consumer spending so far this year has been powered by robust employment gains coupled with real wage growth turning positive on the back of receding inflationary pressures. However, our US equity strategists recently highlighted that these…
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Why Democrats Will Stick With Biden, Then Harris
According to BCA Research’s US Political Strategy service, the Democratic Party will stick with the Biden-Harris ticket for longer than anyone expects. Changes to the ticket should be seen as negative for risk assets because they increase the odds of…
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About Those Excess Pandemic Savings
Our colleagues at BCA’s US Investment Strategy service have been excess savings bulls since cash began silting up on household balance sheets as transfer payments flowed from the Capitol to Main Street while High Street businesses were shuttered. Excess…
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