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Comment by Daron Acemoglu

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Nobel laureate economist; MIT Institute Professor; author of Power and Progress
If we go down this path of destroying jobs [and] creating more inequality, U.S. democracy is not going to survive.
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The economic gains from frontier AI should be shared with every person on Earth

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AI Verified Quote by Daron Acemoglu (Nobel laureate economist, MIT), 2026, from the Fortune article at the provided source_url. Direct WebFetch returned 403, but web search confirmed the exact quote text appears in this Fortune piece: "If we go down this path of destroying jobs [and] creating more inequality, U.S. democracy is not going to survive." Attribution and year 2026 correct; source URL is the genuine primary article containing the quote. Vote "for" on statement "The economic gains from frontier AI should be shared with every person on Earth" aligns with Acemoglu's documented advocacy for shared prosperity, wealth taxes, and pro-worker AI to counter AI-driven inequality. Quote is relevant and reflects his support for broadly sharing AI's gains. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 16d ago
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