Daron Acemoglu
@DAcemogluMIT
Institute Professor @MIT, @MITEcon. Co-Director of @MITShapingWork. Author of Why Nations Fail, The Narrow Corridor, and Power & Progress.
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.
In a lecture last month at @Wheeler_LBS, director @DAcemogluMIT previewed ideas from his forthcoming book on remaking liberalism in an age of inequality, AI, and political polarization. Watch the recording: youtube.com/watch?v=k23Stn… Read an event summary: wheelerblog.london.edu/remaking-liber…
The MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative is now the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work. Hear from our co-directors @DAcemogluMIT, @davidautor, and @baselinescene about our mission and goals for the years ahead.
Co-director @DAcemogluMIT explains why the centralized nature of the social media ecosystem, which puts an enormous amount of power in the hands of a few platforms, is a threat to democracy — and why AI may be headed in the same direction.
I am very pleased to share this announcement of our new center at MIT. @davidautor, @baselinescene and I are grateful to the Stone Foundation for their generous support enabling us to study two defining challenges of our age: inequality and the future of work.
📣 We will soon become the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work! Starting in July, we will usher in a significant new era of research, policy, and education, made possible by a gift from the Stone Foundation. news.mit.edu/2025/mit-econo…
Co-director @DAcemogluMIT lays out two possible futures for agentic AI: autonomous AI agents that act on behalf of humans, or AI advisors that support human decision-makers. Which path we take will have far-reaching implications for human agency, inequality, and the labor market.
Innovation and AI are reshaping institutions - how will they shape our future? Discover Nobel Laureate @DAcemogluMIT’s keynote speech at the @WorldBank Anticorruption Global Forum, co-hosted by @UNODC. RSVP here: bit.ly/41Zjz1P #UnitedAgainstCorruption
Nobel laureate and co-director @DAcemogluMIT reacts to the Trump tariffs. "I think we are starting uncharted experimentation now with a rapid end to the globalization episode."
Co-director @DAcemogluMIT argues that the rush toward achieving artificial general intelligence is a race in the wrong direction. "We should be using AI to make human talent more productive, more amplified, more valuable, more empowered, rather than trying to sideline it."
Co-director @DAcemogluMIT explains why he's concerned that AI could be used for "so-so automation," which displaces workers from tasks they used to perform without achieving productivity improvements or cost savings.
A new issue of Prospect has hit the newsstands! Here’s a preview of what you can find inside. First up, Nobel-winning economist Daron Acemoglu reveals what tech bros won’t say about AI—we can shape it: prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/technolo… 1/7 🧵
Dear followers, I will be giving a talk at the LSE Festival on June 18 at 5:30 BST. You can register to join online here. lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-Fes…
I was interviewed on @WBUR's On Point this morning about the state of institutions and corruption under the Trump administration. The full audio is available here. wbur.org/onpoint/2025/0…
Dear followers, please see my FY article on breaking up Tech monopolies The US ruled against Google’s monopoly — Europe should do the same via @FT on.ft.com/4jNcGXw
Dear followers, please find my interview with the MIT New Colossus Project here. youtube.com/watch?v=jp6jtE…
📰Read @DAcemogluMIT farewell 'Letter from America’ - 'An ever more critical juncture for the world' in the RES Quarterly Newsletter, Issue 209 April 2025. Thank you to Daron for his incredible contribution to the newsletter! Read👉shorturl.at/uTuDm Become a member for…
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