Why we must stop talking about artificial general intelligence — and instead build ‘pro-worker’ AI

Acemoglu, Daron

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Rather than racing to replace people, we should build AI tools that amplify human expertise and expand opportunity.

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  1. Daron Acemoglu

    1. Daron Acemoglu teaches economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the world in front of our eyes. The concerns around AI, however, extend beyond the uncertainty and disruption that accompany any other radical technological change. They stem in part from the direction AI development has taken: many leading companies are engaged in a single-minded pursuit of artificial general intelligence (AGI).

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Nature 656, 795 (2026)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-02566-6

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