Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Will AI take our jobs? Or expand our idea of work?
Automating customer service can cut costs by a few percentage points. But give an electrician an AI tool that helps them diagnose unfamiliar equipment, and the possibilities become much bigger: new capabilities, new services, and more productive workers.
In this clip, Nobel Prize winner Daron Acemoglu explains the crucial difference between automation and “human-complementary” AI—and why the balance between them will determine AI’s impact on how we work and how we live.
Daron is a Nobel laureate in economics and bestselling coauthor of Why Nations Fail. His new book, What Happened to Liberal Democracy?, is out August 11! In talks, this Lavin Exclusive Speaker offers a clear-eyed, hopeful vision for steering technology, economics, and democracy toward shared prosperity.
Enjoyed this clip? Learn more about Daron and his new book on our website at the link in bio!
Will AI take our jobs? Or expand our idea of work?
Automating customer service can cut costs by a few percentage points. But give an electrician an AI tool that helps them diagnose unfamiliar equipment, and the possibilities become much bigger: new capabilities, new services, and more productive workers.
In this clip, Nobel Prize winner Daron Acemoglu explains the crucial difference between automation and “human-complementary” AI—and why the balance between them will determine AI’s impact on how we work and how we live.
Daron is a Nobel laureate in economics and bestselling coauthor of Why Nations Fail. His new book, What Happened to Liberal Democracy?, is out August 11! In talks, this Lavin Exclusive Speaker offers a clear-eyed, hopeful vision for steering technology, economics, and democracy toward shared prosperity.
Enjoyed this clip? Learn more about Daron and his new book on our website at the link in bio!
