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Are We Building AI for Progress or Power? — ft. Daron Acemoglu
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Ed Elson and Scott Galloway are joined by Nobel Prize–winning economist and MIT Professor Daron Acemoglu to discuss the economic consequences of AI. He breaks down his research on why nations fail, shares his biggest concerns about America’s future, and offers advice for the next generation of scholars.
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