Technological Progress, Artificial Intelligence, and Inclusive Growth

Chapter 4 Technological Progress and Economic Growth

Artificial Intelligence and Economic Growth

This paper considers potential effects of artificial intelligence (A.I.) on economic growth. We start by modeling A.I. as a process where capital replaces labor at an increasing range of tasks and consider this perspective in light of the evidence to date. We further discuss linkages between A.I. and growth as mediated by firm-level considerations, including organization and market structure. F...

Recent Technological Advances in Natural Language Processing and Artificial Intelligence

There has been many philosophical discussions about the realizability of machines that are as intelligent as (or more) humans. Turing Test defines a certain methodology to test if a machine is intelligent or not. The machine may or may not have the same processing method as humans. Though there has always been a debate regarding the validity of the test (John Searle et al), satisfying Turing te...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH BRANCH 1992 Progress Report and Future Plans

Productivity Growth and Technological Progress in the Brazilian Agricultural Sector

Starting in the 1970’s, the Brazilian agricultural sector has experienced an important process of modernization, whose principal effects include advances in technological progress and gains in productivity. The primary objective of this paper is to analyze technological progress and total productivity growth in the Brazilian agricultural sector during the period from 1970 to 1996. The methodolo...