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Public goods create a peculiar dilemma: everyone likes the benefits, but paying for them is another matter. Economists call this the free-rider problem—people can enjoy protection, clean air, or herd ...
On March 22, 2023, thousands of researchers and tech leaders – including Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak – published an open letter calling to slow down the artificial intelligence race.
While this may be a compelling argument to some, it has little bearing on the actual purpose of the individual mandate. The biggest problem with the “free rider” argument for the mandate is that it ...
On March 22, 2023, thousands of researchers and tech leaders – including Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak – published an open letter calling to slow down the artificial intelligence race.
The large number of free riders on the Pennsylvania Turnpike across the year that ended May 31 is a problem even bigger than it seems. According to the Associated Press, which analyzed internal ...
In part 2 of this article, I focused on how Takers hurt Makers in open source, as well as how individual actions—no matter how rational they may seem—can have adverse outcomes for open source ...