Nobel laureate Acemoglu warns AI could triple unemployment within a decade
terryyuezhuo · x · 2026-10-06
MIT economist and Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu discussed AI and jobs in a 60 Minutes interview. He warns that if nothing is done and we stay on the current course, unemployment could triple over the next decade.
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