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Daron Acemoglu

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01 / belief

Let me start with what’s wrong with a general-will type answer—I’m simplifying it—but I would say in a general-will type of approach is that we have a book in our hand which says when values clash and when there’s something, here is a higher value and we’re going to follow that.

“Let me start with what’s wrong with a general-will type answer—I’m simplifying it—but I would say in a general-will type of approach is that we have a book in our hand which says when values clash and when there’s something, here is a higher value and we’re going to follow that.”
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Daron Acemoglu
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Conversations with Tyler

04 / belief

I think that is what really bothers me, that somehow we have, as the most powerful, arguably the richest, country in the world, have resigned ourselves to give up on the education of about a third to a half of the youth.

“I think that is what really bothers me, that somehow we have, as the most powerful, arguably the richest, country in the world, have resigned ourselves to give up on the education of about a third to a half of the youth.”
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Daron Acemoglu
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Conversations with Tyler

07 / belief

I think noninterference by itself isn’t enough because, at least as read or as interpreted by some philosophers and economists, it is just about being left alone from higher authority or typically state-level authority, although it could be some other authorities as well.

“I think noninterference by itself isn’t enough because, at least as read or as interpreted by some philosophers and economists, it is just about being left alone from higher authority or typically state-level authority, although it could be some other authorities as well.”
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Daron Acemoglu
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Conversations with Tyler

08 / belief

Look, I think what we have seen in Russia and in the United States, both before COVID and during COVID, is that public health is a major contributor to mortality and morbidity.

“Look, I think what we have seen in Russia and in the United States, both before COVID and during COVID, is that public health is a major contributor to mortality and morbidity.”
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Daron Acemoglu
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Conversations with Tyler

09 / belief

If social media, and this is one of the proposals I make related to social media, always stayed in the nonalgorithmic feed that on Facebook, Twitter—TikTok couldn’t exist in that case—you only see posts by your chosen outlets and your friends and neighbors in chronological order, I think we would adjust to that very quickly.

“If social media, and this is one of the proposals I make related to social media, always stayed in the nonalgorithmic feed that on Facebook, Twitter—TikTok couldn’t exist in that case—you only see posts by your chosen outlets and your friends and neighbors in chronological order, I think we would adjust to that very quickly.”
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Daron Acemoglu
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Conversations with Tyler

11 / belief

There’s going to more competition, et cetera. That, I think, is definitely a nonzero and probably 30 percent or so probability in my mind, just making it up.

“There’s going to more competition, et cetera. That, I think, is definitely a nonzero and probably 30 percent or so probability in my mind, just making it up.”
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Daron Acemoglu
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Conversations with Tyler

12 / belief

I think so long as public health issues aren’t tackled, the way that that impacts the average American or bottom 30 percent Americans is still going to be an issue.

“I think so long as public health issues aren’t tackled, the way that that impacts the average American or bottom 30 percent Americans is still going to be an issue.”
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Daron Acemoglu
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Conversations with Tyler

13 / belief

In the same way that I think many people would agree science makes gradual and sometimes uncertain progress toward some better understanding, I think morally, philosophically, we also have to have gradual uncertain evolution toward what we agree on.

“In the same way that I think many people would agree science makes gradual and sometimes uncertain progress toward some better understanding, I think morally, philosophically, we also have to have gradual uncertain evolution toward what we agree on.”
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Daron Acemoglu
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Conversations with Tyler

16 / belief

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 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
Publisher
Conversations with Tyler

18 / belief

In fact, the Armenian language that I learned when I was born in Turkey—but my first language was Armenian—is actually somewhat different than the Armenian that people speak in Armenia because it’s merged with Turkish.

“In fact, the Armenian language that I learned when I was born in Turkey—but my first language was Armenian—is actually somewhat different than the Armenian that people speak in Armenia because it’s merged with Turkish.”
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Daron Acemoglu
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Conversations with Tyler

19 / belief

The strengthening of the army, the alliance between dictatorial power of army generals and politicians, together with the feudal landowners, I think, was not something that was invented out of raw cloth.

“The strengthening of the army, the alliance between dictatorial power of army generals and politicians, together with the feudal landowners, I think, was not something that was invented out of raw cloth.”
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Daron Acemoglu
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Conversations with Tyler

21 / belief

I think the biggest threats that we are facing right now are Islamic State terrorists getting free or getting a toehold in that area, or the Syrian and the Russian army now completely controlling that strip, or at least much of that strip.

“I think the biggest threats that we are facing right now are Islamic State terrorists getting free or getting a toehold in that area, or the Syrian and the Russian army now completely controlling that strip, or at least much of that strip.”
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Daron Acemoglu
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Conversations with Tyler

22 / belief

Since at the moment, all of the incentives in academia and economics depend on publishing in the top five journals, I would say somewhat overrated because we should also value people who are able to reach a broader audience, think outside the box.

“Since at the moment, all of the incentives in academia and economics depend on publishing in the top five journals, I would say somewhat overrated because we should also value people who are able to reach a broader audience, think outside the box.”
Speaker
Daron Acemoglu
Publisher
Conversations with Tyler
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