daron acemoglu, in massachusetts, welcome to hardtalk. massachusetts, welcome to hardtalk hardtalk. thank you, it s a deli . ht hardtalk. thank you, it s a delight to hardtalk. thank you, it s a delight to be hardtalk. thank you, it s a delight to be on hardtalk. thank you, it s a delight to be on the - hardtalk. thank you, it s a - delight to be on the programme. a great pleasure to have you here you have just written a book power and progress which goes through the impacts of some of the great technological shift in human history over the past millennium. would you say that artificial intelligence, the supremacy of the algorithm, represents one of those transformational moment for humankind? i’m transformational moment for humankind? transformational moment for humankind? ., , ., humankind? i m not sure that it does but there humankind? i m not sure that it does but there is humankind? i m not sure that it does but there is a humankind? i m not sure that it
welcome to hardtalk i m steven bowditch zach kerr. artificial intelligence is the latest technological advance to be labour transformational from healthcare to the law to journalism many tasks carried out by people could soon be the domain of intelligent machines. is that good news? not necessarily. leave aside nightmare visions of a terminator style apocalypse s, my guest today, daron acemoglu reckons technological progress often reinforces inequality and exploitation. so, how do we make sure the tech revolution works for the many, not the few.