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What are the potential economic and ethical implications of AI advancements by 2026 for society and policy-making?

The AI model maker race will continue in 2026, along with more agents and a growing pressure on companies to prove AI can pay off in the real world, experts tell Axios. Why it matters: AI may be both the current and next big thing, but success increasingly hinges less on being the "best" model and more on timing. The big picture: Rapid progress by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others drove frequent leapfrogging β€” and fierce price competition β€” in 2025. That dynamic is expected to intensify next year and beyond. "We're just gonna be in this constant race," Box CEO Aaron Levie told Axios. Reality check: There are important, often-overlooked steps between the arrival of more powerful algorithms and a boost in productivity. The winners must understand when a technology is mature enough to deploy and how to integrate it into messy, human-run organizations without burning money or credibility."Good AI won't need long prompts. The more you have to explain, the worse the product is." Winston Weinberg, CEO and co-founder of Harvey, tells Axios. "The best systems will already know the context." "A jump in model capability does not instantly mean that task gets automated in the economy," Le

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Politics

Self-Destructive Liberalism (ft. Philip Pilkington)

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Philip Pilkington joins in to discuss his recent book, The Collapse of Global Liberalism: And. The post Self-Destructive Liberalism (ft. Philip Pilkington) appeared first on First Things

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Politics

One (or maybe five) years of Trump

The article explores the potential implications of Donald Trump's return to the presidency, analyzing how his policies and leadership style could shape the next few years in American politics.

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