AGP Executive Report
Last update: 41 minutes agoAI & Jobs Risk: A new World Bank report says high-income countries face the biggest exposure to AI job displacement, with 14.2% of jobs highly amenable to automation versus 4.5% in low- and middle-income economies. Academic Freedom Watch: V-Dem’s 2025 Academic Freedom Index shows university autonomy is eroding globally since 2015; Czechia leads, while Costa Rica ranks among the notable Latin American standouts at 0.92. Local Connectivity Gap: A UNED analysis using SUTEL data maps where fixed internet still fails in Costa Rica—rural and coastal areas like Talamanca and Guatuso sit far below the national subscription benchmark. Public Health Update: Costa Rica’s chikungunya outbreak has prompted CDC elevated travel guidance, and Nicaragua was added to the CDC watch list as cases cluster around Managua. Costa Rica Tech/Science in the Wild: Researchers placed an AI touchscreen in a Costa Rican forest, testing capuchin monkeys with banana rewards and training them to interact with the system. Travel & Tech Infrastructure: Southwest announced a new nonstop Austin–San José route starting March 13, 2027, while a San José airport immigration system outage on Aug. 1 caused flight cancellations and delays. Conservation & Longevity: Nicoya Peninsula continues to draw attention as a Blue Zone, with researchers working to verify José Flores as a potential record-holder.
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