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Wired for power: The energy behind the AI revolution

Artificial intelligence is fast becoming a defining driver of electricity demand in Europe. As AI deployment accelerates, the key constraint is shifting from computing power to the capacity of electricity grids to absorb large, continuous and localised loads. This blog examines how updating and modernising grid planning, connection rules and energy regulation are emerging as important enablers of AI’s future in the EU.
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Stablecoins on the rise: A risk for financial stability? 

By Caroline Roulet, OECD Economics Department. Stablecoins are a type of crypto-asset designed to maintain a stable value by anchoring… Read More »Stablecoins on the rise: A risk for financial stability? 

Un sector público más digital para una América Latina más productiva

Jens Arnold, Aida Caldera, Priscilla Fialho, Paula Garda, Alberto González Pandiella, Michael Koelle, Alessandro Maravalle, Dimitris Mavridis, Claudia Ramírez y… Read More »Un sector público más digital para una América Latina más productiva

Developments in Artificial Intelligence markets: New evidence on model characteristics, prices and providers

By Christophe André, Manuel Bétin, Peter Gal and Paul Peltier. The release of Deepseek’s R1 model on January 20th stunned… Read More »Developments in Artificial Intelligence markets: New evidence on model characteristics, prices and providers

Miracle or Myth? Assessing the macroeconomic productivity gains from Artificial Intelligence

By Francesco Filippucci, Peter Gal and Matthias Schief, OECD Economics Department. Artificial Intelligence (AI) could unleash productivity gains, boost growth,… Read More »Miracle or Myth? Assessing the macroeconomic productivity gains from Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence: Promises and perils for productivity and broad-based economic growth

By Francesco Filippucci, Peter Gal, Cecilia Jona-Lasinio, Alvaro Leandro, Giuseppe Nicoletti Recent OECD work discusses the impact of Artificial Intelligence… Read More »Artificial Intelligence: Promises and perils for productivity and broad-based economic growth

Accelerating the EU’s green transition

By Martin Borowiecki, Economics Department The EU’s Green Deal aims at achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Reaching this target… Read More »Accelerating the EU’s green transition

How can Europe catch up on its digital backlog?

By Laurence Boone, OECD Deputy Secretary-General and Chief Economist; Jörg Haas, David Haugh, and Young-Hyun Shin, OECD Economics Department. With… Read More »How can Europe catch up on its digital backlog?

Will telework persist after the pandemic?

By Pawel Adrjan, Alexandre Judes, Tara Sinclair (Indeed Hiring Lab), Gabriele Ciminelli, Michael Koelle, and Cyrille Schwellnus (OECD Economics Department) The pandemic has triggered a surge in telework. In a new paper,… Read More »Will telework persist after the pandemic?

Spurring growth and closing gaps through digitalisation in a post-COVID world: Policies to LIFT all boats

By Mauro Pisu, Christina von Rüden, Hyunjeong Hwang and Giuseppe Nicoletti, OECD Economics Department Over the past decades, policy makers… Read More »Spurring growth and closing gaps through digitalisation in a post-COVID world: Policies to LIFT all boats