Daron Acemoglu
@dacemoglumit.bsky.social
Institute Professor, MIT Economics. Co-Director of @mitshapingwork.bsky.social. Author of Why Nations Fail, The Narrow Corridor, and Power & Progress.
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Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social participated in yesterday's United Nations dialogue session on AI, highlighted in @nytimes.com. Daron stressed that the current path of AI, which emphasizes automation, could lead to greater inequality.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...
Countries Consider A.I.’s Dangers and Benefits at U.N.
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social participated in yesterday's United Nations dialogue session on AI, highlighted in @nytimes.com. Daron stressed that the current path of AI, which emphasizes automation, could lead to greater inequality.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...
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📣 Come work with us!
📊 We're hiring Predoctoral Researchers to work closely with @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social
📅 Apply by September 21 to meet the priority deadline: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/
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📊 We're hiring Predoctoral Researchers to work closely with @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social
📅 Apply by September 21 to meet the priority deadline: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/
#econ_ra #econsky
September 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
📣 Come work with us!
📊 We're hiring Predoctoral Researchers to work closely with @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social
📅 Apply by September 21 to meet the priority deadline: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/
#econ_ra #econsky
📊 We're hiring Predoctoral Researchers to work closely with @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social
📅 Apply by September 21 to meet the priority deadline: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/
#econ_ra #econsky
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In a lecture last month at London Business School, @dacemoglumit.bsky.social previewed ideas from his forthcoming book on remaking liberalism in an age of inequality, AI, and political polarization.
Recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k23S...
Event summary: wheelerblog.london.edu/remaking-lib...
Recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k23S...
Event summary: wheelerblog.london.edu/remaking-lib...
Remaking Liberalism with Daron Acemoglu
YouTube video by Wheeler Institute for Business and Development
www.youtube.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In a lecture last month at London Business School, @dacemoglumit.bsky.social previewed ideas from his forthcoming book on remaking liberalism in an age of inequality, AI, and political polarization.
Recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k23S...
Event summary: wheelerblog.london.edu/remaking-lib...
Recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k23S...
Event summary: wheelerblog.london.edu/remaking-lib...
Reposted by Daron Acemoglu
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.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social about our mission and goals for the years ahead.
July 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social about our mission and goals for the years ahead.
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. www.lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-F...
Visions for the future with Daron Acemoglu
5.30pm Wed 18 Jun | Daron Acemoglu | Free event at the LSE Festival: Visions for the Future | Ticket required
www.lse.ac.uk
June 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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. www.lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-F...
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Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social 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.
May 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social 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 was interviewed on @wbur.org's On Point this morning about the state of institutions and corruption under the Trump administration. The full audio is available here. www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
Trump and trickle-down corruption
A $400 million jet from Qatar. His own crypto coin. Is President Donald Trump normalizing corruption?
www.wbur.org
May 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I was interviewed on @wbur.org's On Point this morning about the state of institutions and corruption under the Trump administration. The full audio is available here. www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
I am very pleased to share this announcement of our new center at MIT. @davidautor.bsky.social, @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social 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-eco...
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-eco...
MIT Department of Economics to launch James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work
The MIT Economics department will launch the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work, led by Daron Acemoglu and co-directors David Autor and Simon Johnson, t...
news.mit.edu
May 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I am very pleased to share this announcement of our new center at MIT. @davidautor.bsky.social, @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social 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.
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Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social 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.
Which path we take will have far-reaching implications for human agency, inequality, and the labor market.
April 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social 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.
Which path we take will have far-reaching implications for human agency, inequality, and the labor market.
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 @financialtimes.com. www.ft.com/content/2b78...
The US ruled against Google’s monopoly — Europe should do the same
As Big Tech tightens its grip on governments and markets, the EU must ensure competition can flourish
www.ft.com
April 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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 @financialtimes.com. www.ft.com/content/2b78...
Dear followers, please find my interview with the MIT New Colossus Project here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp6j...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp6j...
Daron Acemoglu: Nobel Prize in Economics, AI, Liberal Democracy, Turkey, Armenia | Episode #008
YouTube video by MIT New Colossus Project
www.youtube.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Dear followers, please find my interview with the MIT New Colossus Project here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp6j...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp6j...
Could this moment be a prelude to Trump's Pyrrhic victory on the US current deficit?
April 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Could this moment be a prelude to Trump's Pyrrhic victory on the US current deficit?
Reposted by Daron Acemoglu
Nobel laureate and co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social reacts to the Trump tariffs.
"I think we are starting uncharted experimentation now with a rapid end to the globalization episode."
"I think we are starting uncharted experimentation now with a rapid end to the globalization episode."
April 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Nobel laureate and co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social reacts to the Trump tariffs.
"I think we are starting uncharted experimentation now with a rapid end to the globalization episode."
"I think we are starting uncharted experimentation now with a rapid end to the globalization episode."
Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan'a meydan okuyan (ve belki de tahtından indirmesi muhtemel olan) İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanı Ekrem İmamoğlu’nun, birçok kişinin inanmadığı suçlamalarla tutuklanmasından önce bile Türk demokrasisi hastaydı.
March 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan'a meydan okuyan (ve belki de tahtından indirmesi muhtemel olan) İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanı Ekrem İmamoğlu’nun, birçok kişinin inanmadığı suçlamalarla tutuklanmasından önce bile Türk demokrasisi hastaydı.
Turkish democracy was ailing even before the main contender for challenging (and perhaps winning against) President Erdoğan, the Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was arrested last week on charges that many are arguing to be trumped up.
March 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Turkish democracy was ailing even before the main contender for challenging (and perhaps winning against) President Erdoğan, the Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was arrested last week on charges that many are arguing to be trumped up.
Reposted by Daron Acemoglu
Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social 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."
"We should be using AI to make human talent more productive, more amplified, more valuable, more empowered, rather than trying to sideline it."
March 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social 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."
"We should be using AI to make human talent more productive, more amplified, more valuable, more empowered, rather than trying to sideline it."
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Much of what humans do is not about computation or collecting inputs to make optimal decisions; rather, it is about discovery – an experience that will become increasingly rare if all decisions are delegated to an AI agent, notes @dacemoglumit.bsky.social.
Two Models for Agentic AI | by Daron Acemoglu - Project Syndicate
Daron Acemoglu sees a technological crossroads ahead – and argues that one path should not be taken.
www.project-syndicate.org
March 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Much of what humans do is not about computation or collecting inputs to make optimal decisions; rather, it is about discovery – an experience that will become increasingly rare if all decisions are delegated to an AI agent, notes @dacemoglumit.bsky.social.
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Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social 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.
March 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social 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.
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Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social describes the through line between his Nobel-winning research and the work of our initiative.
Institutions shape both the development of technology and the ability to tackle pressing societal challenges.
Watch the full interview: youtu.be/2DLfaB8N8VE
Institutions shape both the development of technology and the ability to tackle pressing societal challenges.
Watch the full interview: youtu.be/2DLfaB8N8VE
March 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social describes the through line between his Nobel-winning research and the work of our initiative.
Institutions shape both the development of technology and the ability to tackle pressing societal challenges.
Watch the full interview: youtu.be/2DLfaB8N8VE
Institutions shape both the development of technology and the ability to tackle pressing societal challenges.
Watch the full interview: youtu.be/2DLfaB8N8VE
In partnership with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social, @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social, David Autor and I are seeking funding proposals from researchers conducting innovative field experiments on the labor economics of frontier AI. Expressions of interest due March 31. shapingwork.mit.edu/call-for-pro...
Call for Proposals: The Labor Economics of Frontier AI - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
shapingwork.mit.edu
February 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
In partnership with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social, @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social, David Autor and I are seeking funding proposals from researchers conducting innovative field experiments on the labor economics of frontier AI. Expressions of interest due March 31. shapingwork.mit.edu/call-for-pro...
Trump’s attack on US institutions, even if fully expected, is dispiriting, discombobulating and dangerous.
In this very difficult time, we have to remember one thing: This is not normal, and it should not be normalized.
In this very difficult time, we have to remember one thing: This is not normal, and it should not be normalized.
February 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Trump’s attack on US institutions, even if fully expected, is dispiriting, discombobulating and dangerous.
In this very difficult time, we have to remember one thing: This is not normal, and it should not be normalized.
In this very difficult time, we have to remember one thing: This is not normal, and it should not be normalized.
Dear followers, this op-ed is based on one of the speeches I gave at the Paris AI summit.
Thank you.
Will We Squander the AI Opportunity? by Daron Acemoglu - Project Syndicate
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Thank you.
Will We Squander the AI Opportunity? by Daron Acemoglu - Project Syndicate
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Will We Squander the AI Opportunity? | by Daron Acemoglu - Project Syndicate
Daron Acemoglu worries that the technology is on track to disempower, rather than complement, most of humanity.
www.project-syndicate.org
February 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Dear followers, this op-ed is based on one of the speeches I gave at the Paris AI summit.
Thank you.
Will We Squander the AI Opportunity? by Daron Acemoglu - Project Syndicate
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Thank you.
Will We Squander the AI Opportunity? by Daron Acemoglu - Project Syndicate
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...
Please see my op-ed, Big Tech’s AI Isn’t The Future Europe Needs in Le Grand Continent
In French: legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/02/1...
In English: geopolitique.eu/en/2025/02/1...
In French: legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/02/1...
In English: geopolitique.eu/en/2025/02/1...
Le futur de l’Europe n’est pas l’IA de la Silicon Valley | Le Grand Continent
« En s'attaquant directement au pouvoir et à l'influence des Big Tech, les Européens peuvent encore créer une alternative. Ce n'est qu'à cette condition que la technologie pourra continuer à contribue...
legrandcontinent.eu
February 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Please see my op-ed, Big Tech’s AI Isn’t The Future Europe Needs in Le Grand Continent
In French: legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/02/1...
In English: geopolitique.eu/en/2025/02/1...
In French: legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/02/1...
In English: geopolitique.eu/en/2025/02/1...
Dear followers, please see my bad-case scenario for where the US economy may be heading in the Financial Times
The real threat to American prosperity via
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/4e3f...
The real threat to American prosperity via
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/4e3f...
The real threat to American prosperity
Nobel-winning economist Daron Acemoglu on trade wars, tech industry hubris — and how loss of faith in US institutions could spiral
www.ft.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Dear followers, please see my bad-case scenario for where the US economy may be heading in the Financial Times
The real threat to American prosperity via
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/4e3f...
The real threat to American prosperity via
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/4e3f...
Some questions triggered by the release of DeepSeek R1 on January 20. These are formulated as questions, because I do not know the answers and it may well be that most of these answers are only things we can find out over time.
February 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Some questions triggered by the release of DeepSeek R1 on January 20. These are formulated as questions, because I do not know the answers and it may well be that most of these answers are only things we can find out over time.