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BIS General Manager Agustín Carstens and Siddharth Shetty, from the Foundation for Interoperable Digital Economy, discuss a vision of multiple interconnected financial ecosystems designed to empower individuals and firms, the Finternet, at the BIS Innovation Summit 2024.

Historian, philosopher and best-selling author Yuval Noah Harari discusses with Cecilia Skingsley, head of the BIS Innovation Hub, the potential impacts of future technologies on human society and the global financial system.

How will the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) affect inflation and the global economy? How do consumers perceive the impact of AI on their everyday lives? BIS economists Iñaki Aldasoro and Sebastian Doerr discuss these issues, drawing from their recent Working Paper The impact of artificial intelligence on output and inflation and BIS Bulletin Survey evidence on gen AI and households: job prospects amid trust concerns.

The Basel Committee at 50; listen to Chair Pablo Hernández de Cos and Secretary General Neil Esho discuss the Committee's work – past, present and future, as well as the International Conference of Banking Supervisors.

Cecilia Skingsley and Hyun Song Shin explain the BIS's new project to test the tokenization of commercial and central bank money, in association with seven central banks.

Roberto Campos Neto, Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil, talks to Alexandre Tombini, Chief Representative for the BIS Office for the Americas, about past challenges for the central bank and future priorities, including instant payments and financial inclusion.

Should central banks worry about women's level of participation in the economy and the economic profession? Rosanna Costa, President of the Central Bank of Chile talks to Alexandre Tombini, Chief Representative for the BIS Office for the Americas about why they should, while also sharing some highlights on Chile's current macroeconomic situation.

Claudio Borio and Hyun Song Shin summarise the March 2024 Quarterly Review and answer journalists' questions about financial market developments and the economic outlook.

Central banks were early adopters of AI and machine learning. But as the world ramps up efforts to embrace new technologies, what does this mean for central banks? How can they stay ahead of the curve?

Sebastian Doerr and Douglas Araujo discuss the findings of a BIS Bulletin on AI applications in central banking and the challenges that central banks might face in the future in this area.

What role have central banks played in bringing down inflation? 2023 has seen central banks across the globe respond forcefully to the recent rise in inflation. But given that much of this increase was due to sectoral shocks, what can monetary policy do to counter it? Benoit Mojon explains the findings of a new BIS Bulletin on monetary policy and disinflation, co-authored with other BIS economists.