Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedDaron Acemoglu: belief
12 Aug 2026 Conversations with Tyler Daron Acemoglu on Liberalism, Automation, and the Educated Elite
“I think AI companies have a lot of money and are waking up to the fact that their decisions are so consequential that they need to think about the broader effects.”
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- Daron Acemoglu
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- 12 Aug 2026
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…I think they’re hiring the wrong philosophers, frankly. I’m happy that they’re doing it. I think AI companies have a lot of money and are waking up to the fact that their decisions are so consequential that they need to think about the broader effects. I actually applaud them for hiring philosophers. I agree.…
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