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Episode: Satya Nadella’s Intelligence Is Not Artificial | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 547

Published on June 22, 2023

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Power and Progress

by Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson

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The economists Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson recently published a book on this theme called 'Power and Progress: Our 1000-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity.' And here's what they wrote in a recent New York Times op-ed: 'Tech giants like Microsoft and Alphabet, Google, have seized a large lead in shaping our potentially AI-dominated future.'

In this segment, Stephen Dubner discusses the book 'Power and Progress: Our 1000-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity' authored by Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson. He highlights the concentration of power within technology companies, particularly concerning the implications of AI, during a conversation with Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft.

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