The World Ahead 2024: five stories to watch out for
December 28, 2023
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as posted by the channelWhat are the stories set to shape 2024? From the biggest election year in history, to how to control AI and even taxis that fly, The Economist offers its annual look at the world ahead.
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Europe, a laggard in AI, seizes the lead in its regulation
Taiwan’s presidential election will be a threeway race after all
China is watching closely who will be Taiwan’s next president
Decarbonisation of industrial activities is beginning
The BRICS are expanding
A global agency to oversee AI is a tall order
China approves the world’s first flying taxi
The world wants to regulate AI, but does not quite know how
Flying taxis could soon be a booming business
The BRICS bloc is riven with tensions
A Finnish firm thinks it can cut industrial carbon emissions by a third
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