AI and the Arc of History

MIT economics professor Daron Acemoglu joins Andrew to analyze the impact of new technology on society based on hundreds of years of historical data. Daron and Andrew talk about AI through the lens of the industrial revolution, changes in labor during WWII & the Cold War, and rethinking the narrative surrounding labor. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/o63oBZVFi6I Power and Progress: https://amzn.to/3K9NSt3 Follow Daron Acemoglu: https://twitter.com/DrDaronAcemoglu | https://mitsloan.mit.edu/faculty/directory/daron-acemoglu Follow Andrew Yang: https://twitter.com/andrewyang | https://forwardparty.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices