Employers given the choice to use AI systems gravitate toward automation because it is the path of least resistance; this reflects the current state of AI development, not an inevitable economic law.

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Speaker

Daron Acemoglu

Evidence Quote

Whenever employers are given a push towards using them, the first thing they want to do is just use them for automation because that's just seems to be the path of least resistance.

Source

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

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