Economist lays out Acemoglu's case that chasing AGI shortchanges productivity and pro-worker AI
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-09-15
Economist Andrey Fradkin summarizes the "Cambridge, MA view" of AI economics, particularly Acemoglu's, admitting he finds it unconvincing but useful to lay out: ideology steers too much capital and talent toward AGI-pilled companies; they overinvest in general models and underinvest in applications and diffusion; pro-worker AI that creates new tasks and raises the value of human expertise is feasible if we know which directions increase labor demand; correcting beliefs and incentives that favor automation is key to the fix.
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