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Artificial intelligence against COVID-19 : an early review
Naudé, Wim - 2020
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a potentially powerful tool in the fight against the COVID- 19 pandemic. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, there has been a scramble to use AI. This article provides an early, and necessarily selective review, discussing the contribution of AI to the fight...
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The rise and fall of German innovation
Naudé, Wim; Nagler, Paula - 2021
In this paper, we describe the historical co-evolution of innovation and economic growth in Germany since 1871. The … country's rise as an industrial power in the late 19th century, through its innovation and entrepreneurial performance, is … nevertheless a period during which innovation went into relative decline. We document this decline and offer four broad …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012440279
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Artificial intelligence, jobs, inequality and productivity : does aggregate demand matter?
Gries, Thomas; Naudé, Wim - 2018
Rapid technological progress in artificial intelligence (AI) has been predicted to lead to mass unemployment, rising inequality, and higher productivity growth through automation. In this paper we critically re-assess these predictions by (i) surveying the recent literature and (ii)...
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The race for an artificial general intelligence : implications for public policy
Naudé, Wim; Dimitri, Nicola - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011887495
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Technological innovation and inclusive growth in Germany
Naudé, Wim; Nagler, Paula - 2017
Technological innovation has historically contributed to inclusive economic growth in Germany. In more recent decades …, however, this contribution has weakened due to the declining impact of technological innovation on labor productivity growth … technological innovation to raise labor productivity. This paper identifies three reasons why technological innovation has become …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011772201
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Artificial intelligence, jobs, inequality and productivity : does aggregate demand matter?
Gries, Thomas; Naudé, Wim - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011975263
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The past and future of manufacturing in Central and Eastern Europe : ready for industry 4.0?
Naudé, Wim; Surdej, Aleksander; Cameron, Martin - 2019
In this paper we determine the industry 4.0 (I4.0) readiness of eight Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs): Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia. We outline the nature of manufacturing in the region, describe three distinct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011978455
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The race for an artificial general intelligence : implications for public policy
Naudé, Wim; Dimitri, Nicola - 2018
research is needed to elaborate the design of systems of public procurement of AI innovation and for appropriately adjusting … the legal frameworks underpinning high-tech innovation, in particular dealing with patents created by AI. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011895813
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The race against the robots and the fallacy of the giant cheesecake : immediate and imagined impacts of artificial intelligence
Naudé, Wim - 2019
After a number of AI-winters, AI is back with a boom. There are concerns that it will disrupt society. The immediate concern is whether labor can win a 'race against the robots' and the longer-term concern is whether an artificial general intelligence (super-intelligence) can be controlled. This...
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