Michele Boldrin and David Levine offer a strong attack on intellectual property (IP), which they call “intellectual monopoly.” In their view, IP is not necessary to encourage invention or creation. Quite the contrary, they argue that we get innovation from competition, not monopoly. Further,...

AI is in a state of perpetual and increasing revolution, with the scale of each change fully eclipsing the last. Although truly sentient machines are science fiction, experts believe society is on the verge of a technological tipping point, making future advancements unrecognizable by today's...