Daron Acemoglu

Dear followers, please see the thread below on the 2026 International AI Safety Report, which was released last week and which I advised.

internationalaisafetyreport.org/publication/...

I am looking forward to participating on this panel at our upcoming Stone Center symposium.

See the full agenda and register here: shapingwork.mit.edu/events/why-w...

25. Daron Acemoglu - Utopias with Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan Daron Acemoglu is an acclaimed economist, author, and professor at MIT. In 2024, he received the Nobel Prize in Economics and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences. His research focuses on ...

I joined @utopiaspodcast.bsky.social for a conversation on Ramesh's podcast Utopias with Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan. We discussed the power of Big Tech, the dangers and opportunities of AI, and much more. Listen to our full conversation here: www.buzzsprout.com/2272465/epis....

Countries Consider A.I.’s Dangers and Benefits at U.N.

Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social participated in yesterday's United Nations dialogue session on AI, highlighted in @nytimes.com. Daron stressed that the current path of AI, which emphasizes automation, could lead to greater inequality.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...

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📊 We're hiring Predoctoral Researchers to work closely with @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social

📅 Apply by September 21 to meet the priority deadline: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/

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YouTube video by Wheeler Institute for Business and Development Remaking Liberalism with Daron Acemoglu

In a lecture last month at London Business School, @dacemoglumit.bsky.social previewed ideas from his forthcoming book on remaking liberalism in an age of inequality, AI, and political polarization.

Recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k23S...

Event summary: wheelerblog.london.edu/remaking-lib...

The MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative is now the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work. Hear from our co-directors @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, @davidautor.bsky.social, and @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social about our mission and goals for the years ahead.

Visions for the future with Daron Acemoglu 5.30pm Wed 18 Jun | Daron Acemoglu | Free event at the LSE Festival: Visions for the Future | Ticket required

Dear followers, I will be giving a talk at the LSE Festival on June 18 at 5:30 BST. You can register to join online here. www.lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-F...

Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social explains why the centralized nature of the social media ecosystem, which puts an enormous amount of power in the hands of a few platforms, is a threat to democracy — and why AI may be headed in the same direction.

Trump and trickle-down corruption A $400 million jet from Qatar. His own crypto coin. Is President Donald Trump normalizing corruption?

I was interviewed on @wbur.org's On Point this morning about the state of institutions and corruption under the Trump administration. The full audio is available here. www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...

I am very pleased to share this announcement of our new center at MIT. @davidautor.bsky.social, @simonhrjohnson.bsky.social and I are grateful to the Stone Foundation for their generous support enabling us to study two defining challenges of our age: inequality and the future of work.

Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social lays out two possible futures for agentic AI: autonomous AI agents that act on behalf of humans, or AI advisors that support human decision-makers.

Which path we take will have far-reaching implications for human agency, inequality, and the labor market.

The US ruled against Google’s monopoly — Europe should do the same As Big Tech tightens its grip on governments and markets, the EU must ensure competition can flourish

Dear followers, please see my FY article on breaking up Tech monopolies The US ruled against Google’s monopoly — Europe should do the same via @financialtimes.com. www.ft.com/content/2b78...

YouTube video by MIT New Colossus Project Daron Acemoglu: Nobel Prize in Economics, AI, Liberal Democracy, Turkey, Armenia | Episode #008

Dear followers, please find my interview with the MIT New Colossus Project here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp6j...

When that happens, the US financial account will start worsening and the current account will have to improve.

A victory for Trump!

Trump’s tariffs, attacks on allies and NATO, and policies shaking the core of US institutions will make US assets less safe, more uncertain and less attractive.

As every textbook teaches us, the current account deficit is equal to the financial account surplus. The US has a current account deficit in part because its assets (treasuries, private debt and equity) are attractive to foreigners – largely because of their safety and liquidity.

Could this moment be a prelude to Trump's Pyrrhic victory on the US current deficit?

Nobel laureate and co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social reacts to the Trump tariffs.

"I think we are starting uncharted experimentation now with a rapid end to the globalization episode."

Değişime kimin liderlik edeceği ve bu liderin ülkenin geleceği için gerekli çığır açan dönüşümü başlatıp başlatamayacağı belirsizliğini koruyor.

Türkiye'nin bu yola gireceğinin garantisi yok. Eğer Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan buna teşebbüs etmezse (ki bu ihtimal az değil), Türk siyaseti daha belirsiz ve daha çatışmacı hale gelecektir.

Ancak burada gerekli olan perspektif ve kurumsal yaklaşım değişikliği, Kürt siyasetini kendi tarafına çekmeye çalışmaktan (Cumhurbaşkanı'nın şu anda denediği gibi) daha radikal olmalıdır.

Bu yolu seçecek olan kim? Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan geçmişte zamana ve fırsatlara göre değişebileceğini (ve bu tür geri dönüşler yaparken tabanını bir araya getirebileceğini) kanıtladı.

Ayrıca bu, nüfusun Avrupalıları ortak olarak görmesini de gerektirecektir.

Bu, hükümetin sivil toplum faaliyetlerini ve protestoları kabul etmesini ve hatta kutlamasını da gerektirir.

Ülke gençliğinin siyasete yönelik yeni ve büyük coşkusunu geliştirmesini ve hatta ülke işlerine daha da fazla dahil olmasını da gerektirecektir.

Türkiye'nin Avrupalı ortaklarına, demokratik kurumlarındaki bozulmayı tersine çevirmeye çalışacağına dair sinyaller göndermesi gerekiyor (mevcut durumda ülke, demokrasinin kötüleşmesi açısından dünyada en kötü performansa sahiplerden biri durumundadır).

(Türkiye’nin en yüksek verimlilik artışını AB üyelik sürecinde yaşandığını da hatırlatılayabiliriz.)

Ancak bu yol, Türkiye'nin demokrasiye olan bağlılığından geçiyor.

Ancak Avrupa pazarlarına açılmak, Avrupa sermayesinin katkısı ve en önemlisi de Avrupa teknolojisi ve Avrupalı şirketlerle ortak girişim fırsatları Türkiye'nin verimlilik potansiyelini önemli ölçüde artırabilir.

Avrupa Birliği'nin ve Avrupa Savunma Paktı'nın bir parçası olmak, Türkiye için oyunun kurallarını değiştirecektir. Cılız verimlilik artışı ve bunun sonucunda oluşan, yaygın yoksulluğa rağmen reel ücretlerdeki yavaş artış yüzünden ülke ekonomisi zorluk içinde.

Avrupa nüfusunun hızla yaşlanması nedeniyle, Avrupa'ya daha fazla Türk göçü ihtimali artık eskisi kadar ürkütücü olmayabilir.