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Co-director Daron Acemoglu 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.

MIT Stone Center on Inequality & Shaping Work

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Mutlu Dogus Yildirim1 year ago

@DAcemogluMIT Soon we’ll learn who the “copilot” is ☺️

Aliya Mirzabey1 year ago

@DAcemogluMIT Arkadaki why natins failin Ukraynacasi mi Bulgarcasi mi var bana mı öyle geliyor.

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@DAcemogluMIT @grok darem acemoğlu burada neyin uzerinde durmak istiyor ? Detaylica açıkla.

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