Daron Acemoglu: AI chases the wrong goal—it should augment workers, not replace them
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-10-07
MIT professor Daron Acemoglu argues in a Microsoft blog essay that AI is chasing the wrong goal. Amid record investment in GPUs, data centers and AI startups alongside claims that 'very soon most of you will lose your jobs', he contends AI should be built to make workers better at their jobs rather than replace them—the design choices made now will determine labor market outcomes.
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