Countries Consider A.I.’s Dangers and Benefits at U.N.

The United Nations announced a new “global dialogue on artificial intelligence governance,” and a new global A.I. panel on ...
Marketplace

The American economy is holding up better than expected

In its quarterly report, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development lifted its growth forecast for the U.S. to ...
NBC New York

Nobel economics prize for 2024 awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson

U.S.-based economists Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson were awarded the Nobel prize in economic sciences on Monday for their work on wealth inequality between nations. The academics ...

U.N. General Assembly opens with urgent plea for binding AI safeguards

Over 200 politicians and scientists, including 10 Nobel Prize winners, released a call for binding measures against dangerous ...
Becker's Hospital Review

AI can do just 5% of jobs, MIT professor warns

Amid the excitement about the possibility of artificial intelligence, the measured voice of Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Daron Acemoglu, PhD, offers a sobering perspective. Dr.

Top economists warn about 'collapse' of public interest media

PARIS: A group of leading economists including Nobel winners Joseph Stiglitz and Daron Acemoglu warned Monday about the ...
WESA

Economist Daron Acemoglu on why strong, trusted institutions bring economic and political stability

Daron Acemoglu is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a 2024 Nobel Laureate in economics. He has researched how successful nations rely on strong, reliable institutions. He ...
American Enterprise Institute

Daron Acemoglu: Too Much Faith in Government, Too Little in Markets (And AI)

MIT economist and freshly minted Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu (with whom I podcasted in 2017) has outlined three emerging “epochal” challenges for the American economy. If you tried to guess them, ...