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=== On Labor Market Disruption from Automation ===
=== On Labor Market Disruption from Automation ===
<blockquote>"AI could go either way: it could augment human capabilities or it could just automate them away."</blockquote>
"AI could go either way: it could augment human capabilities or it could just automate them away."<ref name="ref_2023_p456_1">Daron Acemoglu, ''Power and Progress'' (2023), p. 456, PublicAffairs</ref>
—Daron Acemoglu, ''Power and Progress'' (2023), p. 456, PublicAffairs
 
=== On AI Governance and Regulation ===
=== On AI Governance and Regulation ===
<blockquote>"The direction of technological change is not preordained; it is shaped by institutions and policies."</blockquote>
"The direction of technological change is not preordained; it is shaped by institutions and policies."<ref name="ref_2012_p84_1">Daron Acemoglu, ''Why Nations Fail'' (2012), p. 84, Crown Publishers</ref>
—Daron Acemoglu, ''Why Nations Fail'' (2012), p. 84, Crown Publishers
"Technology is shaped by who has power in society."<ref name="ref_2023_p23_1">Daron Acemoglu, ''Power and Progress'' (2023), p. 23, PublicAffairs (with Simon Johnson)</ref>
=== On Wealth Inequality and Technology ===
"Inclusive institutions lead to prosperity; extractive institutions lead to poverty."<ref name="ref_2012_p429_1">Daron Acemoglu, ''Why Nations Fail'' (2012), p. 429, Crown Publishers (with James Robinson)</ref>
=== On Labor Market Disruption from Automation ===
"The wrong kind of AI could increase inequality and reduce wages."<ref name="ref_2022_1">Daron Acemoglu, ''Journal of Economic Perspectives'' (2022), Vol. 36</ref>


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 21:04, 12 August 2025

Daron Acemoglu[edit]

Biography[edit]

Turkish-American economist at MIT, known for work on political economy and economic development.

School of Thought[edit]

Institutional Economics

Notable Quotes[edit]

On Labor Market Disruption from Automation[edit]

"AI could go either way: it could augment human capabilities or it could just automate them away."[1]

On AI Governance and Regulation[edit]

"The direction of technological change is not preordained; it is shaped by institutions and policies."[2] "Technology is shaped by who has power in society."[3]

On Wealth Inequality and Technology[edit]

"Inclusive institutions lead to prosperity; extractive institutions lead to poverty."[4]

On Labor Market Disruption from Automation[edit]

"The wrong kind of AI could increase inequality and reduce wages."[5]

References[edit]

  1. Daron Acemoglu, Power and Progress (2023), p. 456, PublicAffairs
  2. Daron Acemoglu, Why Nations Fail (2012), p. 84, Crown Publishers
  3. Daron Acemoglu, Power and Progress (2023), p. 23, PublicAffairs (with Simon Johnson)
  4. Daron Acemoglu, Why Nations Fail (2012), p. 429, Crown Publishers (with James Robinson)
  5. Daron Acemoglu, Journal of Economic Perspectives (2022), Vol. 36