Technology does not have a preordained destiny; it is shaped by human agency and institutional choice, meaning different futures correspond to different winners, losers, and distributions of productivity gains and costs.

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Speaker

Daron Acemoglu

Evidence Quote

Technology does not have a preordained destiny that will take us in one direction or another. We have a lot of agency, a lot of choice in shaping the future of technology.

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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