Jimmy Carter’s Forgotten Crisis, Patenting Inventions by AI, and More

March 7, 2023

Jimmy Carter’s forgotten crisis in Yemen

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was criticized for his handling of two difficult challenges, the fall of the shah and the hostage crisis in Iran. But Carter did have his foreign policy successes, including an overlooked crisis in Yemen. Bruce Riedel recalls the event in an excerpt from his upcoming book.

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AI inventions: Policy options and a path forward

How is artificial intelligence (AI) being used in inventions? Should an AI-created invention be patentable? With the U.S. Patent Office seeking public comments on these and related questions, John Villasenor explores how AI inventions fit into current patent law.

The opening ceremony of the annual National Peoples Congress in China.

Listen: China’s uncertain economic outlook for 2023

After a difficult 2022, the growth of China’s economy has been a top priority during the National People’s Congress this week. To check on the country’s key sectors and discuss what’s on the horizon for China in 2023, Eswar Prasad joins David Dollar on a new episode of Dollar & Sense.

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