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Are We Building AI for Progress or Power? — ft. Daron Acemoglu

Prof G Markets

Prof G Media & Vox Media

Entrepreneurship, Investing, Business

4.31.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Ed Elson and Scott Galloway are joined by Nobel Prize–winning economist and MIT Professor Daron Acemoglu to discuss the economic consequences of AI. He breaks down his research on why nations fail, shares his biggest concerns about America’s future, and offers advice for the next generation of scholars. Subscribe to the Prof G Markets newsletter  Order "The Algebra of Wealth" out now Subscribe to No Mercy / No Malice Follow Prof G Markets on Instagram Follow Scott on Instagram Follow Ed on Instagram and X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It changed everything.

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In good and bad ways.

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