NEW: “Mapping the AI economy: Which regions are readiest for the next tech leap.” Here's a look at the geography of AI from @shriyared.bsky.social & myself @BrookingsInst @BrookingsMetro www.brookings.edu/articles/map... @yappelbaum.bsky.social @byheatherlong.bsky.social @karenhao.bsky.social

Interesting new #AI geography work: #AI emp declines rapidly with distance from AI #innovation hotspots, report @Jennifer Hunt, Iain Cockburn, and James Bessen www.nber.org/papers/w33022 @nickbloom.bsky.social @robseamans.bsky.social @shriyared.bsky.social

China built 100s of AI data centers to catch the AI boom. Now many stand unused, says @caiweicaiwei.bsky.social in MIT Tech Review Is that a caution for the U.S.--or no? www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/26/1113802/china-ai-data-centers-unused/amp/?utm_source=tldrai h/t @shriyared.bsky.social

China’s retaliatory tariffs will hurt Trump-voting counties the most. In our new piece, @markmuro1.bsky.social @shriyared.bsky.social and I look at which places in the U.S. have the most workers in industries likely to be affected by Chinese tariffs. www.brookings.edu/articles/chi...

Trade wars have side-effects; here's a look at the geography of China’s pending retaliatory tariffs (which is highly red) www.brookings.edu/articles/chi... New post from @robmaxim.bsky.social @shriyared.bsky.social and I. @brookings.edu

One of Biden's final actions urged continued help for left-behind places www.brookings.edu/articles/in-... Move extends important ideas about place into next era @brookings.edu @robpuentes.bsky.social @timbartik.bsky.social @jedkolko.bsky.social @rodriguez-pose.bsky.social @drodrik.bsky.social