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Why would anyone pay for something they can enjoy for free? That question sits at the heart of the “free-rider problem”.

Even if some AI companies voluntarily halted their terrifying experiments, others have a monetary interest in continuing their own AI research. Reading time 5 minutes A daily briefing on the AI news ...

THERE is a market failure in economics known as the free rider problem. It happens when some people consume public goods and services without paying for them, while the costs are shouldered by the ...