What AI regulation is really trying to control
Behind the debate over rules for artificial intelligence lie three distinct concerns: the capabilities of systems, how they are used, and who is accountable when they fail.
Regulation
How broadcast rights became the most valuable asset in professional sport
Live sport is one of the few things audiences still watch together and in real time. That makes the rights to show it unusually prized, and unusually hard to price.
How zoning rules quietly decide how many homes a city can build
Land-use regulation rarely makes headlines, yet it sets the ceiling on housing supply. Understanding it explains why some cities grow up, some grow out and some barely grow at all.
Why cybersecurity is as much an economics problem as a technical one
Software flaws persist not because nobody knows how to fix them, but because the people who could fix them often do not bear the cost of leaving them unfixed.
How clinical trials are designed to tell whether a treatment really works
How player transfer markets work, and why prices can seem so detached from reality
How carbon markets work, and what determines whether they cut emissions
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