Economist Josh Gans to publicly answer Acemoglu's AI questions over three days
joshgans · x · 2026-10-02
Economist Josh Gans announced he will spend the next three days publicly answering Daron Acemoglu's questions on AI. He frames it partly as a rebuttal to an Economist piece suggesting economists are unwilling to challenge Acemoglu — Gans says that's not his experience, as peers challenge him regularly in academic circles, and he wants more of that debate to happen in public.
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