Economists Clash Over AI's Economic Impact
erikbryn · x · 2026-08-20
Erik Brynjolfsson noted that while he and Daron Acemoglu agree on many things, they publicly disagree on important issues regarding AI's economic impact. The Economist placed them on opposite ends of its spectrum of economists' views.
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