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Daron Acemoglu

@DAcemogluMIT

Institute Professor @MIT, @MITEcon. Co-Director of @MITShapingWork. Author of Why Nations Fail, The Narrow Corridor, and Power & Progress.

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Such an incredible publication day for #PowerAndProgress, thank you all. This is a message from my co-author, @baselinescene, and me. You can now buy the book here: shapingwork.mit.edu/power-and-prog… Please share the message and join in the discussion.


Dear followers I’m happy to share the video of a panel I did with Paul Krugman, Danielle Li and Zeynep Tufekci at CUNY last month on AI and the Future of Work youtu.be/McYBgZrORi4?si… via @YouTube

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AI and the Future of Work


This follow the money investigative report maybe of interest How Google fooled Brussels: the tech giant’s playbook exposed - Follow the Money - Platform for investigative journalism ftm.eu/articles/googl…


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Join us on Monday, November 3 from 1:00-5:45 PM for the official launch of the Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work, co-directed by @DAcemogluMIT, @davidautor & @baselinescene. See the agenda and register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone-c…

MITshapingwork's tweet image. Join us on Monday, November 3 from 1:00-5:45 PM for the official launch of the Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work, co-directed by @DAcemogluMIT, @davidautor & @baselinescene.

See the agenda and register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone-c…

Dear followers, I’m happy to share this podcast based on some recent remarks I made on AI in DC and the discussion that followed. Thank you. whathappensnextin6minutes.com/p/ai-is-a-mixe…

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AI is a Mixed Blessing


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Ed (@edels0n) and Scott are joined by Nobel Prize–winning economist and MIT Professor Daron Acemoglu to discuss the economic consequences of AI. Watch here 👇🏽 youtu.be/CSqOgLHXNvQ?si…

ProfGPod's tweet image. Ed (@edels0n) and Scott are joined by Nobel Prize–winning economist and MIT Professor Daron Acemoglu to discuss the economic consequences of AI. 

Watch here 👇🏽
youtu.be/CSqOgLHXNvQ?si…

Dear followers, please find enclosed a Bloomberg article on so-so automation and AI based on my research and interviews with me. Will AI Usher in an Economic Boom, or Just a Lot of Mediocre Automation? - Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/…


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I got the chance to join Daron Acemoglu onstage yesterday for a great discussion on AI’s social, political and economic impacts. Congratulations @DAcemogluMIT on receiving an honorary doctorate from @UQAM — a well-deserved honour and a pleasure to see you in Montréal!

Yoshua_Bengio's tweet image. I got the chance to join Daron Acemoglu onstage yesterday for a great discussion on AI’s social, political and economic impacts.
Congratulations @DAcemogluMIT on receiving an honorary doctorate from @UQAM — a well-deserved honour and a pleasure to see you in Montréal!
Yoshua_Bengio's tweet image. I got the chance to join Daron Acemoglu onstage yesterday for a great discussion on AI’s social, political and economic impacts.
Congratulations @DAcemogluMIT on receiving an honorary doctorate from @UQAM — a well-deserved honour and a pleasure to see you in Montréal!

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📅 Join us on 11/3 as we officially launch the Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work! The event will feature a series of discussions at the intersection of technology, the future of work, and inequality. See the agenda and register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone-c…

MITshapingwork's tweet image. 📅 Join us on 11/3 as we officially launch the Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work! The event will feature a series of discussions at the intersection of technology, the future of work, and inequality. See the agenda and register: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/stone-c…

Dear followers, Please see my interview with Le Devoir. In French.

Revenir aux promesses de la démocratie libérale pour contrer la dérive populiste? Entrevue avec Daron Acemoğlu, Prix Nobel d’économie. ledevoir.com/economie/92254…



And for those who are interested, here is my piece with Simon Johnson on the need to tax digital ad revenue. Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson: "The Urgent Need to Tax Digital Advertising" - Network Law Review networklawreview.org/acemoglu-johns…


A nice essay on digital ad taxes. It is about time we take such taxes more seriously (though I have a stake in this debate) What is a digital ad tax? brookings.edu/articles/what-…


I am happy to share this Financial Times op-ed by Eran Yashiv based on the open letter from a group of economists (including myself) on the human and economic costs of Netanyahu's policies: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/yashiv.sites.tau.ac.il/_files/ugd/bdb…


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Co-director @DAcemogluMIT participated in yesterday's @UN dialogue session on AI, highlighted in the @nytimes. Daron stressed that the current path of AI, which emphasizes automation, could lead to greater inequality. nytimes.com/2025/09/25/bus…


I’m happy to share my short essay in the Wall Street Journal on how US capitalism will look like in 50 years, where I focus the different paths of AI: wsj.com/economy/americ… I also recommend the other essays by economists and economic historians on the same theme.


Interesting report from Sen. Mark Kelly on AI, with emphasis on AI companies' responsibility to strengthen (rather than weakening) the resources that has created the US advantage --- workforce skills, energy, infrastructure. We definitely need more oversight over the current…

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Kelly Releases AI for America, a Roadmap to Make AI Work for All Americans, Not Just Big Companies...

By 2030, there could be 12 million job transitions as labor demand grows in certain fields and retracts in others By the same year, data center power consumption could more than double, with some...


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📣 Come work with us! 📊 We're hiring Predoctoral Researchers to work closely with @DAcemogluMIT, @davidautor, and @baselinescene 📅  Apply by September 21 to meet the priority deadline: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/ @predoc_org @econ_ra #Econ_RA

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📊 We're hiring Predoctoral Researchers to work closely with @DAcemogluMIT, @davidautor, and @baselinescene

📅  Apply by September 21 to meet the priority deadline: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/

@predoc_org @econ_ra #Econ_RA

I had a lot of fun in this conversation. I wish the topics weren’t so grim. Thank you to @PreetBharara

I had a great conversation with Nobel Prize winner @DAcemogluMIT about why strong economies need strong institutions—and how Trump is undermining both. Listen to the full episode: cafe.com/stay-tuned/int…

PreetBharara's tweet image. I had a great conversation with Nobel Prize winner @DAcemogluMIT about why strong economies need strong institutions—and how Trump is undermining both. Listen to the full episode: cafe.com/stay-tuned/int…


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La CREEi commandite : Dialogue avec Daron Acemoglu & Yoshua Bengio à l’UQAM 📅 6 oct. 10 h 30 🎯 IA et défis sociétaux 🎟️ Inscription : eventbrite.ca/e/billets-dial… @DAcemogluMIT Yoshua Bengio @Yoshua_Bengio

creei_ca's tweet image. La CREEi commandite : Dialogue avec Daron Acemoglu & Yoshua Bengio à l’UQAM
📅 6 oct. 10 h 30
🎯 IA et défis sociétaux
🎟️ Inscription : eventbrite.ca/e/billets-dial… 

@DAcemogluMIT Yoshua Bengio
@Yoshua_Bengio

And so is this

Newly revealed document shows that Meta has internal ethical standards--approved by its chief ethicist--that allow its chatbots to engage children in conversations that are "sensual". Also OK to generate sexual and violent images for kids. reuters.com/investigates/s…



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