Daron Acemoglu, left, and Simon Johnson are the authors of the new book, ’Power and Progress: Our 1000-year Struggle over Technology & Prosperity.’ Credits : Image: Acemoglu photo by Jared Charney. Johnson photo courtesy MIT Sloan.
Daron Acemoglu, left, and Simon Johnson are the authors of the new book, 'Power and Progress: Our 1000-year Struggle over Technology & Prosperity.' Credits : Image: Acemoglu photo by Jared Charney. Johnson photo courtesy MIT Sloan. In their new book, "Power and Progress," Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson ask whether the benefits of AI will be shared widely or feed inequality. The Dark Ages were not entirely dark. Advances in agriculture and building technology increased Medieval wealth and led to a wave of cathedral construction in Europe. However, it was a time of profound inequality.
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