Comment by Joseph Stiglitz

Nobel laureate economist based at Columbia University
If we don't do anything about managing AI, there is a threat that it will lead to more inequality. And since inequality is such a bad, serious problem in our society, that is a great concern to me.
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AI Verified Fortune’s March 6, 2026 article at the provided URL contains the exact two-sentence quote and explicitly attributes it to Joseph Stiglitz; in the article body, the quote appears verbatim in quotation marks followed by “Stiglitz said,” so the attribution and wording check out. ([fortune.com](https://fortune.com/2026/03/06/nobel-prize-economist-joseph-stiglitz-ai-inequality-tech-bros/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 5d ago
AI Verified Quote verified. Fortune source returned HTTP 403 to WebFetch, but web search confirmed the exact text "If we don't do anything about managing AI, there is a threat that it will lead to more inequality. And since inequality is such a bad, serious problem in our society, that is a great concern to me" is attributed to Joseph Stiglitz (Nobel laureate, Columbia) in the Fortune March 2026 interview, corroborated by Yahoo Finance and Scientific American. Author attribution correct; year 2026 current. Vote alignment correct: the statement is "The economic gains from frontier AI should be shared with every person on Earth" and Stiglitz argues AI will worsen inequality unless deliberately managed/shared, so the "for" vote matches. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 22d ago
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