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Comment by Daron Acemoglu
Nobel laureate economist; MIT Institute Professor; author of Power and Progress
I think there are ways in which [the pursuit of artificial general intelligence] is a misguided agenda. [...] It would have huge social consequences that are quite adverse.
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(2026)
1mo ago
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Source_url (fortune.com) returned HTTP 403 to direct fetch, but I confirmed the quote verbatim via web search. In the Fortune article (Feb 22, 2026), Daron Acemoglu is quoted on the pursuit of artificial general intelligence: "I think there are ways in which this is a misguided agenda" and "It would have huge social consequences that are quite adverse." The bracketed clarification "[the pursuit of artificial general intelligence]" accurately reflects the article's context. Author attribution (Nobel laureate economist, MIT Institute Professor, author of Power and Progress) is correct. Year 2026 is correct. Vote "against" correctly aligns with statement #377 ("Build artificial general intelligence") — Acemoglu explicitly criticizes the AGI agenda as misguided with adverse social consequences.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 14d ago
replying to Daron Acemoglu