Academic authors 'shocked' after Taylor & Francis sells access to their research to Microsoft AI Authors claim they have not been told about the AI deal, were not given the opportunity to opt out and are receiving no extra payment.

I'm not anti-AI.

But an academic publisher selling access to its published material to train an AI system without informing authors, nor providing an opt-out, is both unacceptable and very on brand for academic publishing.

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How economists model the future, Season 1, Episode 1 The uncertain origins of the Ramsey Formula for discounting

Fascinating newsletter article by @undercoverhist.bsky.social on the history of time discounting in economics, a very important tool in how economists model the future – including the impacts of climate change.

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