University of Edinburgh Economics Society
Ratione et Consilio
The debate about artificial intelligence and employment is too important to be left to either starry-eyed optimists or catastrophists. A sober assessment of the evidence is overdue.
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From Vienna's social housing model to Singapore's HDB scheme, different countries have taken strikingly different approaches to housing affordability. What can Britain learn from international experience?
As AI transforms economies and labour markets, the question of how - and whether - to regulate it has never been more urgent.
AI generates textbook market failures: negative externalities, information asymmetries, and competitive concentration. The economic case for regulation is strong, and the window for effective action is narrowing.
Premature AI regulation will entrench incumbents, drive research offshore, and fail to address actual harms. Existing laws are sufficient; targeted enforcement is better than new frameworks.
Read both sides, then cast your vote
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