Daron Acemoglu: MIT Professor on our future and AI

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In the new episode we discuss what awaits us in the future with the legendary MIT professor, author of Why Nations Fail and other bestsellers, Daron Acemoglu. Will our future be bright or bleak? How will AI and Web3 change democracy? Is it true that humans are not smart enough and machines will be able to manipulate them? Daron answers these and other questions, and also shares his must-read recommendations.

00:00 — Intro

00:21 — About the guest

1:00 — Where civilization is going

4:23 — How AI and politics are related

5:40 — The false dichotomy of AI

9:10 — AI's bright future

14:20 — Web3 will heal the world?

19:43 — Who’s responsible for AI

25:37 — Key parties in the future of AI

30:02 — The relationship between economic growth and regime

37:35 — Russia’s future

39:55 — Mustreads

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