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Richard Whittle @richardrwhittle.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

If you’ve not read enough this weekend on an AI bubble, here is our take. Much of the AI investment isn’t made for AI as it exists now, or even this at its full potential. It’s for a sci fi dream of AI. When dreams meet reality something breaks. theconversation.com/what-could-b...

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What could burst the AI bubble?

The value of many tech firms has soared – but some observers are now worried.

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Stuart Mills @stuartmills.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Is generative AI profitable? Probably not. Would businesses pay more for it? Also no. Is it politically useful? Yes. Would politicians pay a lot for it? Also yes. New paper with @richardrwhittle.bsky.social papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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The Price for Promises: The Generative AI Pricing Problem and the Role of the Public Sector

<div> Since 2022, the AI industry has pursued a blitzscaling strategy. Supported by venture capital (VC) funding, many AI companies have charged substantially

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Richard Whittle @richardrwhittle.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Why yes, I do have two dice, a pencil, an eraser, and a full Saturday afternoon!

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Stuart Mills @stuartmills.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

I spoke to @unlearnecon.bsky.social a couple of days ago about AI and other things. You can watch our conversation here: www.youtube.com/live/geYkzVz...

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Richard Whittle @richardrwhittle.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Great to be invited to BBC Radio Manchester to talk about the behavioural drivers of Black Friday Scams. There is a hype of scarcity and urgency which scammers can exploit. Avoid subscription traps where a Black Friday offer entices you to subscribe and later proves to be very hard to cancel!

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Stuart Mills @stuartmills.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

I have a new paper out in Public Administration Review. I argue that behavioural science can (and maybe should) advocate for more fiscally impactful policy. I show why both Simon and Keynes have important contributions to behavioural policymaking. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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<em>Public Administration Review</em> | ASPA Journal | Wiley Online Library

Libertarian paternalism (LP) draws on behavioral economics to advocate for noncoercive, nonfiscal policy interventions to improve individual well-being. However, growing criticism is encouraging beha...

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

With university departmental closures are we seeing the emergence of geographical 'cold spots' for social science/humanities/arts (SHAPE) subjects? We've developed a new beta mapping tool using HESA data to enable you to explore the situation by subject www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/policy-and-r...

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Mapping SHAPE provision in UK higher education

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Richard Whittle @richardrwhittle.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

People need to learn the difference between a million ( a lot to me, not to the government) and a billion (just a lot)

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Richard Whittle @richardrwhittle.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Lots of things went well today. That is all. I think - in the world as is - a positive post is useful.

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Richard Whittle @richardrwhittle.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I'm not sure how long the 'click to cancel' rule will last given the US election and republican opposition. However in the meantime @stuartmills.bsky.social and I have written a little piece about difficulties in cancelling subscriptions and coming regulation theconversation.com/tech-firms-l...

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Tech firms like to make cancelling subscriptions infuriatingly hard – but regulators are starting to crack down

It could become as easy to drop out as it was to sign up.

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