Regulation of AI must be proactive, not purely reactive; rather than trying to stop harmful corporate AI development after the fact, proactive regulation should recognize socially beneficial directions (pro-worker, new tasks, decentralization), identify why the current market tilts against them, and correct those distortions in ways that allow the market to function.

normativepending

Speaker

Daron Acemoglu

Evidence Quote

Regulation should be not a reactive thing... I think we need proactive regulation that helps the AI industry move in a more socially beneficial direction... tries in a soft way without stopping or killing the market process [to correct] those distortions.

Source

AI Is Not Improving Productivity: Nobel Laureate Daron AcemogluMIT Sloan Management Review
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:05:02 PM

My Notes

Loading notes...